burthen

[ bur-thuhn ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. an archaic variant of burden ¹.

burthen

/ ˈbɜːðən /

noun

1. See burden
   an archaic word for burden 1

Derived Forms

• ˈburthensome, adjective

Other Words From

• burthen·some adjective

Example Sentences

Dorothy had tried her best to relieve Letty of half her burthen, and in return had been made a bone of contention between them.

From Project Gutenberg

I should be sorry to lay upon you, my dear madam, a burthen greater than the one you have already to bear.

From Project Gutenberg

But there, all novels are a heavy burthen while they are doing, and a sensible disappointment when they are done.

From Project Gutenberg

Her length is six hundred and ninety-five feet; her breadth eighty-five feet, and her burthen twenty-two thousand tons.

From Project Gutenberg

When John Clarke was sent to negotiate the second charter he was obliged to burthen his estate with a mortgage.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• albatross
• encumbrance