byrþen
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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *burþini, equivalent to byrd + -en.
Pronunciation
Noun
byrþen f
- burden
- Þā strangan sċulon beran þāra unstrangena byrðenne.
- The strong should bear the burden of the weak.
- Fǣrlīċe sēo bryċġ ġehrēas under þǣre hefigan byrðenne.
- Suddenly the bridge collapsed under the heavy burden.
Declension
Declension of byrþen (strong ō-stem)
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms suffixed with -en (feminine)
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