burden or burthen
11burthen — n. burden; weight v. burden; weight down with a load …
12burden — I. n.; (also burthen) 1. Load, weight. 2. Cargo, freight, lading. 3. Capacity, carrying capacity, tonnage. 4. Encumbrance, clog, impediment, incubus, grievance, trial, trouble, sorrow, affliction, drag weight, dead weight. 5. Chorus, refrain. 6.… …
13burden — I bur•den [[t]ˈbɜr dn[/t]] n. 1) that which is carried; load 2) that which is borne with difficulty; onus: the burden of leadership[/ex] 3) navig. a) the weight of a ship s cargo b) navig. the carrying capacity of a ship 4) min overburden 3) 5)… …
14burthen — archaic variant of burden …
15burthen — bur|then [ˈbə:ðən US ˈbə:r ] n literary a ↑burden …
16burthen — noun archaic form of burden. Derivatives burthensome adjective …
17burthen — n. See burden …
18burthen — noun (C) literary a burden …
19burthen — bur•then [[t]ˈbɜr ðən[/t]] n. sts archaic burden I …
20Beast of burden — Burden Bur den (b[^u] d n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[eth]en; akin to Icel. byr[eth]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b[ o]rda, G. b[ u]rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba[ u]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran,… …
