Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun burthen

1 sense of burthen

Sense 1
burthen -- (a variant of `burden')
       => load, loading, burden -- (weight to be borne or conveyed)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb burthen

1 sense of burthen

Sense 1
burden, burthen, weight, weight down -- (weight down with a load)
       => charge -- (fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay")