Sends the Songs
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Tap any rung for its meaning.
Three stepping stones: the B (rung 1, for bends), the I (rung 2, for binds) and the K (rung 3, for kinds) — 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 send: to cause something to go somewhere.
From Old English 'sendan', meaning to send or cause to go. It belongs to a well-established Germanic family of words with the same meaning. The word has remained remarkably stable in both form and meaning over many centuries.
Full entry on Wiktionary ↗A piece of music meant to be sung.
Song comes from Old English 'sang,' closely related to the verb 'singan,' meaning to sing. It has clear relatives across Germanic languages. The word has carried its musical meaning essentially unchanged for over a thousand years.
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