scry

Meanings

1. To magically or supernaturally look into or (as an entertainer) predict (the future), using crystal balls or other objects.
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).
3. To descry; to see.

1. A cry or shout.

1. To proclaim.

Etymology

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”).