SCRY

scry

(verb) divine by gazing into crystals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

scry (third-person singular simple present scries, present participle scrying, simple past and past participle scried)

To predict the future using crystal balls or other objects.

(obsolete) To descry; to see.

Etymology 2

Noun

scry (plural scries)

(obsolete) A cry or shout.

A flock of wildfowl.

Verb

scry (third-person singular simple present scries, present participle scrying, simple past and past participle scried)

(obsolete) To proclaim.

Anagrams

• Cyrs

Source: Wiktionary


Scry, v. t.

Definition: To descry. [Obs.] Spenser.

Scry, n. Etym: [From Scry, v.]

Definition: A flock of wild fowl.

Scry, n. Etym: [OE. ascrie, fr. ascrien to cry out, fr. OF. escrier, F. s'écrier. See Ex-, and Cry.]

Definition: A cry or shout. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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