BYRÐEN
- noun [ feminine ]
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Hefig byrðen
onus grave,
- Ps. Th. 37, 4.
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Sorh biþ swǽrost byrðen
sorrow is the heaviest burthen,
- Salm. Kmbl. 623; Sal. 311.
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Seám oððe byrðen
onus,
- Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 14.
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Byrðen
fascis,
- 9, 28; Som. 11, 44: Mt. Lind. Stv. 13, 30.
Bosworth, Joseph. “BYRÐEN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5662.
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