Load \Load\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Loading. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.]

1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon.

I strive all in vain to load the cart. --Gascoigne.

I have loaden me with many spoils. --Shak.

Those honors deep and broad, wherewith Your majesty loads our house. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)