What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Scray vs Scry - What's the difference?

scray | scry |

As nouns the difference between scray and scry

is that scray is a tern; the sea swallow while scry is (obsolete) a cry or shout.

As a verb scry is

to predict the future using crystal balls.

scray

English

Alternative forms

* scraye

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tern; the sea swallow.
    • (Webster 1913)

    scry

    English

    (scrying)

    Etymology 1

    From (descry) < (etyl) decrien < Old French descrier

    Verb

  • To predict the future using crystal balls.
    • The fortune teller claimed she could scry [into] the future.
  • (obsolete) To descry; to see.
    • (Spenser)
    Derived terms
    * scryer

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) ascrie

    Noun

    (scries)
  • (obsolete) A cry or shout.
  • A flock of wildfowl.
    • (Webster 1913)