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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Burden
     (1.) A load of any kind (Ex. 23:5). (2.) A severe task (Ex.
     2:11). (3.) A difficult duty, requiring effort (Ex. 18:22). (4.)
     A prophecy of a calamitous or disastrous nature (Isa. 13:1;
     17:1; Hab. 1:1, etc.).

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Burden, KS (city, FIPS 9250)
    Location: 37.31314 N, 96.75503 W
    Population (1990): 518 (221 housing units)
    Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 67019

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Burden \Bur"den\ (b[^u]"d'n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE.
     burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[eth]en; akin to
     Icel. byr[eth]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b["o]rda, G. b["u]rde, OHG.
     burdi, Goth. ba['u]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS.
     beran, Goth. bairan. [root]92. See 1st Bear.]
     1. That which is borne or carried; a load.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Plants with goodly burden bowing.     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which
        is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone,
              To all my friends a burden grown.     --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she
        will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over
        the stream of tin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Metal.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the
        charge of a blast furnace. --Raymond.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of
        gad steel, 120 pounds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. A birth. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Beast of burden, an animal employed in carrying burdens.
  
     Burden of proof [L. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of
        proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure
        in the performance of which duty calls for judgment
        against the party on whom the duty is imposed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Burden, Load.
  
     Usage: A burden is, in the literal sense, a weight to be
            borne; a load is something laid upon us to be carried.
            Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a
            difference between the two words. Our burdens may be
            of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them
            cheerfully or without complaint. They may arise from
            the nature of our situation; they may be allotments of
            Providence; they may be the consequences of our
            errors. What is upon us, as a load, we commonly carry
            with greater reluctance or sense of oppression. Men
            often find the charge of their own families to be a
            burden; but if to this be added a load of care for
            others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Burdon \Bur"don\, n. [See Bourdon.]
     A pilgrim's staff. [Written also burden.] --Rom. of R.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Burden \Bur"den\ (b[^u]r"d'n), n. [OE. burdoun the bass in
     music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a
     staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. Bourdon.]
     1. The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme
        at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence:
        That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the
        main topic; as, the burden of a prayer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I would sing my song without a burden. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The drone of a bagpipe. --Ruddiman.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Burden \Bur"den\, n. [See Burdon.]
     A club. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Burden \Bur"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burdened; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Burdening.]
     1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a
        heavy load upon; to load.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened.
                                                    --2 Cor. viii.
                                                    13.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload;
        as, to burden a nation with taxes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My burdened heart would break.        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a
        burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell.
                                                    --Coleridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To load; encumber; overload; oppress.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Burden \Bur"den\ (b[^u]"d'n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE.
     burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[eth]en; akin to
     Icel. byr[eth]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b["o]rda, G. b["u]rde, OHG.
     burdi, Goth. ba['u]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS.
     beran, Goth. bairan. [root]92. See 1st Bear.]
     1. That which is borne or carried; a load.
  
              Plants with goodly burden bowing.     --Shak.
  
     2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which
        is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
  
              Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone, To all my friends
              a burden grown.                       --Swift.
  
     3. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she
        will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.
  
     4. (Mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over
        the stream of tin.
  
     5. (Metal.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the
        charge of a blast furnace. --Raymond.
  
     6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of
        gad steel, 120 pounds.
  
     7. A birth. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.
  
     Beast of burden, an animal employed in carrying burdens.
  
     Burden of proof [L. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of
        proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure
        in the performance of which duty calls for judgment
        against the party on whom the duty is imposed.
  
     Syn: Burden, Load.
  
     Usage: A burden is, in the literal sense, a weight to be
            borne; a load is something laid upon us to be carried.
            Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a
            difference between the two words. Our burdens may be
            of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them
            cheerfully or without complaint. They may arise from
            the nature of our situation; they may be allotments of
            Providence; they may be the consequences of our
            errors. What is upon us, as a load, we commonly carry
            with greater reluctance or sense of oppression. Men
            often find the charge of their own families to be a
            burden; but if to this be added a load of care for
            others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Burden \Bur"den\, n. [See Burdon.]
     A club. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Burden \Bur"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burdened; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Burdening.]
     1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a
        heavy load upon; to load.
  
              I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened.
                                                    --2 Cor. viii.
                                                    13.
  
     2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload;
        as, to burden a nation with taxes.
  
              My burdened heart would break.        --Shak.
  
     3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a
        burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.]
  
              It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell.
                                                    --Coleridge.
  
     Syn: To load; encumber; overload; oppress.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Burden \Bur"den\ (b[^u]r"d'n), n. [OE. burdoun the bass in
     music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a
     staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. Bourdon.]
     1. The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme
        at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence:
        That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the
        main topic; as, the burden of a prayer.
  
              I would sing my song without a burden. --Shak.
  
     2. The drone of a bagpipe. --Ruddiman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Burdon \Bur"don\, n. [See Bourdon.]
     A pilgrim's staff. [Written also burden.] --Rom. of R.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  burden
       n 1: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of
            responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: load,
             encumbrance, incumbrance, onus]
       2: weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: load, loading]
       3: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
          [syn: effect, essence, core, gist]
       4: the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
       v 1: weight down with a load [syn: burthen, weight, weight
            down] [ant: unburden]
       2: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged
          her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" [syn:
           charge, saddle]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burden
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η ενόχληση, η παρενόχληση
     2 (μεγάλο) βάρος, φορτίο
     3 ευθύνη
     Αγγλικά vb.
     επιβαρύνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burden
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm borden)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm burde)
     West Frisian n.
     (plural of fy burd)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Burden
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en minor city co/Cowley County  s/Kansas c/USA).
     3 (place en village commune:suf/Erpeldange c/Luxembourg) (q: French
  spelling).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  burden
     alt.
     1 A heavy load.
     2 A responsibility, onus.
     3 A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
     4 The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will
  carry.
     5 (lb en mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the
  stream of tin.
     6 (lb en metalworking) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the
  charge of a blast furnace<ref>(R:Raymond Glossary)</ref>.
     7 A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
     8 (lb en obsolete rare) A birth.
     9 (lb en medicine) The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer
  cells, plaque or similar present in an organism.
     n.
     1 A heavy load.
     2 A responsibility, onus.
     3 A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
     4 The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will
  carry.
     5 (lb en mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the
  stream of tin.
     6 (lb en metalworking) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the
  charge of a blast furnace<ref>(R:Raymond Glossary)</ref>.
     7 A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
     8 (lb en obsolete rare) A birth.
     9 (lb en medicine) The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer
  cells, plaque or similar present in an organism.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
     2 (lb en transitive) To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place
  as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
     n.
     (senseid en music)(lb en music) A phrase or theme that recurs at the
  end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Burden
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en minor city co/Cowley County  s/Kansas c/USA).
     3 (place en village commune:suf/Erpeldange c/Luxembourg) (q: French
  spelling).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  burden
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm borden)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm burde)
     West Frisian n.
     (plural of fy burd)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Burden
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en minor city co/Cowley County  s/Kansas c/USA).
     3 (place en village commune:suf/Erpeldange c/Luxembourg) (q: French
  spelling).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  burden
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm borden)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm burde)
     West Frisian n.
     (plural of fy burd)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Burden
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en minor city co/Cowley County  s/Kansas c/USA).
     3 (place en village commune:suf/Erpeldange c/Luxembourg) (q: French
  spelling).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burden
     Englanti n.
     taakka, kantamus (mkuv), rasitus
     Englanti vb.
     kuormata, panna tai sitoa kantamus selkään tai harteille (mkuv),
  rasittaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  burden
     Engelska n.
     1 börda; tungt lass
     2 orsak till oro
     3 ansvar; skyldighet att bevisa eller utföra något
     Engelska vb.
     betynga, besvära

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  burden /bˈɜːdən/
  belaai, belas, laai

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Burden /bˈɜːdən/
  المسئوليّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  burden //ˈbɜːdn̩// //ˈbɝdn̩// 
  1. бреме
  cause of worry
  2. това́р
  heavy load
  3. бре́ме, те́жест
  responsibility, onus

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  burden //ˈbɜːdn̩// //ˈbɝdn̩// 
  1. натоварвам, обременявам
  encumber
  2. товаря
  to impose a load