scry
1 of 2noun
ˈskrī
plural -es
chiefly dialectal
: outcry, shout
scry
2 of 2verb
"
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