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Two stepping stones: the A (rung 1, for seams) and the C (rung 2, for scams) — each borrowed to keep a rung a real word, then given back before the end. There may be several par routes — the census above shows which ones climbers actually took.
Third-person singular of seem: to give the impression of being something.
From Old Norse 'soema', meaning to conform to or to be fitting, related to 'soemr' meaning fitting or proper. The word came into English through Scandinavian contact and shifted toward meaning to appear or give an impression. It is related to the adjective 'seemly'.
Full entry on Wiktionary ↗The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or river.
From Middle Dutch or Middle Low German 'schore', probably related to Old English 'scieran' meaning to cut, suggesting land cut off by water. It replaced the older Old English word 'strand' in many uses. The verb 'shore up', meaning to support, comes from a different word entirely.
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