Associations to the word «Burthen»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
BURTHEN, noun. (obsolete) (nautical) The tonnage of a ship based on the number of tuns of wine that it could carry in its holds.
BURTHEN, noun. Archaic spelling of burden.
BURTHEN, verb. Archaic spelling of burden.
Dictionary definition
BURTHEN, noun. A variant of `burden'.
BURTHEN, verb. Weight down with a load.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.