φόρτος, ὁ, (φέρω)
load, freight, cargo, [
Refs 8th c.BC+], and later Prose, as [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐποιήσαντό με φ, explained as πεπραγμάτευμαι, προδέδομαι, φόρτος γεγένημαι, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; φ. ἔρωτος, of Europa on the bull, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
2)
metaphorically,
heavy load or
burden, φ. χρείας, κακῶν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare φορτίον.
II)
Attic dialect,
vulgar stuff, rubbish, balderdash, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III)
mass of detail, 'stuff', in semi-colloquial sense, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]