burden
31burden — {{11}}burden (1) O.E. byrðen a load, weight, charge, duty; also a child; from P.Gmc. *burthinjo that which is borne (Cf. O.N. byrðr, O.S. burthinnia, Ger. bürde, Goth. baurþei), from PIE *bher (1) carry, give birth. The shift from th to d …
32bürden — Bürde: Die germ. Substantivbildungen mhd. bürde, ahd. burdī, got. baurÞei, engl. burden, schwed. börda gehören im Sinne von »Getragenes« zu der unter ↑ gebären dargestellten idg. Wurzel *bher‹ə› »tragen«. Abl.: bürden (mhd. bürden »zu tragen… …
33burden — I. /ˈbɜdn / (say berdn) noun 1. that which is carried; a load. 2. that which is borne with difficulty: burden of responsibilities. 3. Commerce the duty to discharge an obligation or responsibility: the burden of a contract. 4. that part of the… …
34burden — n. & v. n. 1 a load, esp. a heavy one. 2 an oppressive duty, obligation, expense, emotion, etc. 3 the bearing of loads (beast of burden). 4 (also archaic burthen) a ship s carrying capacity, tonnage. 5 a the refrain or chorus of a song. b the… …
35burden — burden1 burdener, n. burdenless, adj. /berr dn/, n. 1. that which is carried; load: a horse s burden of rider and pack. 2. that which is borne with difficulty; obligation; onus: the burden of leadership. 3. Naut. a. the weight of a ship s cargo.… …
36burden — See body b.. clinical b. a b. that differs from genetic b. mainly in the added component of morbidity; a trait that is neither a clinical or a genetic lethal may be grossly disabling. genetic b. the genetic …
37burden — There are two distinct words burden in English. By far the older, ‘load’, comes from Old English byrthen. Like bear, birth, bairn, bier, barrow, and berth it goes back ultimately to an Indo European base *bher , which signified both ‘carry’ and… …
38burden — Luhi, ha awina; hā awe, hō awe, awe (carried on back); amo, auamo (carried on shoulders). Also: kua, olo olōna, pu u; ho omauha alina, mauha alina (heavily burdened). ♦ To burden, ho okaumaha, ho oko iko i, ho oluhi, ho oluhi hewa, ho opu… …
39burden — There are two distinct words burden in English. By far the older, ‘load’, comes from Old English byrthen. Like bear, birth, bairn, bier, barrow, and berth it goes back ultimately to an Indo European base *bher , which signified both ‘carry’ and… …
40burden — Burdon Bur don, n. [See {Bourdon}.] A pilgrim s staff. [Written also {burden}.] Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] …
