byrþen
Old English
Alternative forms
- byrðen — edh spelling
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *burþinjō.
Pronunciation
Noun
byrþen f
- burden
- Þā strangan sċulon beran þāra unstrangena byrðenne.
- The strong should bear the burden of the weak.
- Fǣrlīċe ġehrēas sēo bryċġ under þǣre hefigan byrðenne.
- Suddenly the bridge collapsed under the heavy burden.
Declension
Declension of byrþen (strong ō-stem)