Associations to the word «Burthen»

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

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery