burthen

Plural: burthens

Noun

• a variant of `burden'
• The tonnage of a ship based on the number of tuns of wine that it could carry in its holds.
• Archaic form of burden.
• 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

Verb Forms: burthened, burthening, burthens

• To burden; to load heavily, figuratively or literally.
• weight down with a load
• Archaic form of burden.

Examples

• The seven-letter rack seemed to BURTHEN him with too many choices, delaying his turn.

Synonyms

burden, weight, weight down

Antonyms

unburden

Anagrams of burthen