burden+or+burthen
1Burden — 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, Goth.… …
2Burden of proof — 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,… …
3burthen — see BURDEN (Cf. burden) …
4Burthen — Bur then, n. & v. t. See {Burden}. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] …
5burden — I. /ˈbɜdn / (say berdn) noun 1. that which is carried; a load. 2. that which is borne with difficulty: burden of responsibilities. 3. Commerce the duty to discharge an obligation or responsibility: the burden of a contract. 4. that part of the… …
6burthen — archaic var. of BURDEN n. 4. * * * burthen etc.: see burden n …
7burden — Synonyms and related words: Spenserian stanza, accommodation, add, adjoin, affix, afflict, affliction, agglutinate, agitate, albatross, allegiance, amount, anacrusis, annex, antistrophe, append, arraignability, arraignableness, assigned task,… …
8burden — {{11}}burden (1) O.E. byrðen a load, weight, charge, duty; also a child; from P.Gmc. *burthinjo that which is borne (Cf. O.N. byrðr, O.S. burthinnia, Ger. bürde, Goth. baurþei), from PIE *bher (1) carry, give birth. The shift from th to d …
9burden — n. & v. n. 1 a load, esp. a heavy one. 2 an oppressive duty, obligation, expense, emotion, etc. 3 the bearing of loads (beast of burden). 4 (also archaic burthen) a ship s carrying capacity, tonnage. 5 a the refrain or chorus of a song. b the… …
10burden — burden1 burdener, n. burdenless, adj. /berr dn/, n. 1. that which is carried; load: a horse s burden of rider and pack. 2. that which is borne with difficulty; obligation; onus: the burden of leadership. 3. Naut. a. the weight of a ship s cargo.… …
