adjective
- loaded with or carrying a heavy weight or responsibility; weighed down
Usage: archaic spelling variant of 'burdened'
verb
- past tense and past participle of 'burthen'; to load with a heavy weight or responsibility
Usage: archaic spelling variant of 'burdened'; 'burthen' is an archaic form of 'burden'
Examples
- The old merchant was burthened with debts from his failed ventures.
- She felt burthened by the weight of family expectations.
- The ship was burthened with cargo from distant lands.
- He burthened himself with too many responsibilities at once.
- The burthened traveler could barely walk another mile.
- They burthened the donkey with supplies for the long journey.