Associations to the word «Burthen»
Noun
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
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