Obs. [f. ESCRY v. See the variant forms ASCRY, SCRY.] a. Outcry, exclamation; notoriety. b. Battle-cry. lit. and fig.
1483. Caxton, G. de la Tour, L v. Suche dishonour and escry is not soone put oute. Ibid. (1489), Faytes of A., I. xxiv. 75. The lasse bolde are wont for to gyue vp the escrye by-fore that the bataylle be bygonne.
1515. Barclay, Egloges, IV. (1570), Dj/1. Faynt cowarde mindes soone at the first escry Of sturdie labour, fall to the grounde as lame.
1538. Leland, Itin., VI. 66. Gaspar … durst not welle land for Escryes that were made when he proferid to the Shore.
