1. loaded with or carrying a heavy weight or responsibility; weighed down
Usage: archaic spelling variant of 'burdened'

1. past tense and past participle of 'burthen'; to load with a heavy weight or responsibility
Usage: archaic spelling variant of 'burdened'; 'burthen' is an archaic form of 'burden'

Examples

• The old merchant was burthened with debts from his failed ventures.
• She felt burthened by the weight of family expectations.
• The ship was burthened with cargo from distant lands.
• He burthened himself with too many responsibilities at once.
• The burthened traveler could barely walk another mile.
• They burthened the donkey with supplies for the long journey.