burthen
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burthen
- /ˈbɝðn̩/ US
- /ˈbɜːðn̩/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ðən
Where it comes from
Old form of burden. Compare similar development in murder.
noun burthens
- Archaic form of burden Nor less, I trust, To them I may have owed another gift, Of aspect more sublime; that blessed mood, In which the burthen of the mystery, In which the heavy and the weary weight Of all this unintelligible world, Is lightened:
- The tonnage of a ship based on the number of tuns of wine that it could carry in its holds. It was a vessel of about seventy tons burthen, and shaped something like a Chinese junk.
- Rarely used musical tempo, meaning slow and ponderous (e.g., moving under a burden); similar to largo.
- A section of music with the tempo mark burthen.
verb burthens · burthening · burthened
- Archaic form of burden he other men were variously burthened; some carrying picks and shovels – for that had been the very first necessary they brought ashore from the Hispaniola – others laden with pork, bread, and brandy for the midday meal.
Talk about this word "burthen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/burthen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. burthen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/burthen "burthen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/burthen.Cite this
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