scry

noun \ ˈskrī \

Definition of scry

plural -es

chiefly dialectal

: outcry, shout

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Origin and Etymology of scry

Middle English scrye, short for ascrye, from ascryen to call out, from Middle French escrier, from Old French, from es- ex- (from Latin ex-) + crier to cry