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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 — more at cry
scry
Definition of scry
scried
;scried
;scrying
;scries
transitive verb
archaic : descry
intransitive verb
: to practice crystal gazing
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Origin and Etymology of scry
by shortening
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