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scry¹

  • /skɹaɪ/

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

From Middle English scrien, scryen, a shortened form of Middle English ascrien, from Old French escrier (“to cry out”). Influenced by Middle English descrien (“to descry”).

verb scries · scrying · scried · skry

  1. To magically or supernaturally look into or (as an entertainer) predict (the future), using crystal balls or other objects. The fortune teller claimed she could scry [into] the future.
  2. To use magical means to see or look into (something that is happening outside one's sight, e.g. inside a building or far away, or in the distant past, or future, etc). Scrying spells can simply toggle the state of hidden objects to the revealed state, […]
  3. obsolete To descry; to see. […]two ſhepheards curres, had ſcryde A rauenous Wolfe amongſt the ſcattered flockes.

scry²

  • /skɹaɪ/

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

From Middle English ascry, ascrie, escrie, from Anglo-Norman ascri, from Old French escri.

noun scries · skry

  1. obsolete A cry or shout.

verb scries · scrying · scried · skry

  1. obsolete To proclaim.

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verb predict the future using crystal balls or other objects

Españolagorar, augurar, vaticinar
Portuguêsprever, antever, futurar

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@misc{scry_2026,
  title = {scry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}