*burþį̄

Runic: ᛒᚢᚱᚦᛁ Pronunciation: /ˈbur.θĩː/

noun · feminine · īn-stem

Meanings

burden

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *bʰr̥-t-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰér-t-ih₂ ~ *bʰr̥-t-yéh₂s, an abstract nominalization of *bʰér-ti-s ~ *bʰr̥-téy-s (‘the act of carrying, bearing’), from root *bʰer- (‘to bear, carry’). Direct cognate with Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti) (bhṛti, ‘bearing, carrying, bringing, fetching’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	burþį̄	burþīniz
Acc.	burþīnų	burþīnunz
Gen.	burþīniz	burþīnǫ̂
Dat.	burþīni	burþīmaz
Inst.	burþīnē	burþīmiz
Voc.	burþį̄	burþīniz

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Descendants

*burþī (Proto-West Germanic)
- berthe, berde (Old Frisian)
*burþī (Proto-West Germanic)
- *burthi, *burtha (Old Dutch)
  - borde (Middle Dutch)
    - borde (Dutch)
*burþī (Proto-West Germanic)
- burdī (Old High German)
  - bürde, burde (Middle High German)
    - Burdi (Alemannic German)
    - Bürde (German)
*burþī (Proto-West Germanic)
- burthi (Old Saxon)
  - bȫrde (Middle Low German)
    - Böörd (Low German)
*burþī (Proto-West Germanic)
- *burþini (Proto-West Germanic)
  - byrden, byrþen (Old English)
    - Middle English burden, birden, burthen, birthen, byrthen
      - burden (English)
byrðr (Old Norse)
- byrði (Faroese)
- byrður, byrði (Icelandic)
- byrde (Norwegian)
byrðr (Old Norse)
- byrþi, byrthæ (Old Danish)
  - byrde (Danish)
byrðr (Old Norse)
- byrþ, byrþe, biurdh, børdh, ᛒᛦᚱᚦ (Old Swedish)
  - börda (Swedish)
𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹 (baurþei) (Gothic)

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