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BYRÐEN

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
BYRÐEN, berðen, byrðyn; gen. byrðenne; f. A
Wright's OE grammar
§377; §378;
BURTHEN, load, weight, bundle; onus, sarcina, fascis
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  • Hefig byrðen

    onus grave,

      Ps. Th. 37, 4.
  • Sorh biþ swǽrost byrðen

    sorrow is the heaviest burthen,

      Salm. Kmbl. 623; Sal. 311.
  • Seám oððe byrðen

    onus,

      Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 14.
  • Byrðen

    fascis,

      9, 28; Som. 11, 44: Mt. Lind. Stv. 13, 30.
Etymology
[O. Sax. burðinnia, f: O. Frs. berthe, berde, f: Ger. M. H. Ger. bürde, f: O. H. Ger. burdi, f: Goth. baurþei, f: Dan. byrde, f; Swed. börda, f: -Icel, byrðr, byrðI, f.]
Derived forms
DER. mægen-byrðen, sorg-, syn-.
Linked entries
v.  byrden byrðyn berðen.
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  • BYRÐEN, n.