Old English · noun
byrþen
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbyr.θen/[ˈbyrˠ.ðen]
- Syllables
- ˈbyr · θen (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- burden
Meaning
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burden
Þā strangan sċulon beran þāra unstrangena byrðenne.
The strong should bear the burden of the weak.
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *burþini, equivalent to byrd + -en.
Descendants
burden
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