scry

1 of 2

noun

ˈskrī

plural -es

chiefly dialectal

: outcry, shout

scry

2 of 2

verb

"

scried; scried; scrying; scries

transitive verb

archaic : descry

intransitive verb

: to practice crystal gazing

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

Verb

by shortening

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