scry

intr.v., scried (skrīd), scry·ing, scries (skrīz).
To see or predict the future by means of a crystal ball.

[Short for DESCRY.]

(skry)

verb intr.
To predict the future by crystal-gazing.

Etymology
Shortening of descry (discover), from Middle English descrien, from Old French descrier (to call or cry out), from dis- + crier (to cry out).

Usage
"Spend enough time scrying a glass bowling ball and your self knowledge and universal understanding will expand faster than the federal budget deficit." — Pitt Dickey; Great Crystal Bowling Balls of Fire!; Up & Coming Weekly (Fayetteville, North Carolina); Oct 20, 2004.

"Also, the Reserve Bank will release its quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, which the market will scry for clues on the timing of possible rate rises." — Stocks' 10th Day of Gold; The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia); Nov 8, 2004.

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[fr. shortening descry]  1) obs.  descry  2) to practice crystal gazing; hence, scrying