laden

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
laden/ˈleɪdn/

▶adjective heavily loaded or weighed down.

– origin C16: past part. of lade.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lade /leɪd/

▶verb (past part. laden) archaic put cargo on board (a ship).

■ ship (goods) as cargo.

– derivatives
lading noun.

– origin OE hladan, of W. Gmc origin; rel. to ladle.