Around the 13th century the word came to also mean “to produce tears” as well as to make a loud noise.

Cry, etymonline.com

• 2.113 they cried.
• 3.027 father!” they cried to Thorin,
• 4.043 and horrible cries
• 4.044 so that do what they could the dwarves heard the cries
• 4.048 in full cry,
• 5.033 Voiceless it cries,
• 5.034 Half a moment!’ cried Bilbo,
• 5.051 Fish! fish!’ he cried.
• 5.077 cried Bilbo very much relieved;
• 5.091 Bilbo heard him crying.
• 5.094 cried Bilbo,
• 5.130 The cry brought Bilbo’s heart to his mouth,
• 5.139 they cried.
• 6.051 what shall we do!’ he cried.
• 6.052 Up the trees quick!’ cried Gandalf;
• 6.065 and they fled off down the slopes crying
• 6.082 Loud cried the Lord of the Eagles,
• 6.092 he cried
• 7.002 The dwarves were crying farewells
• 7.007 Farewell!’ they cried,
• 7.110 he cried.
• 7.114 they all cried.
• 7.118 he cried,
• 7.132 and the cries of goblins.
• 8.009 and peering forward cried:
• 8.030 he cried.
• 8.033 Before Thorin could cry out
• 8.043 but at length the cries of the dwarves,
• 8.045 they cried,
• 8.048 he cried.
• 8.072 and their cries.
• 8.073 But the cries of the others got steadily further
• 8.073 and cries for help
• 8.080 the cries for help had come
• 8.130 their cries as the spiders caught them
• 9.042 Ha, ha!’ came a cry.
• 9.046 cried some,
• 9.067 cried the raftman.
• 10.029 cried Thorin
• 10.030 Pressing forward before the Master’s table they cried:
• 11.034 cried Bilbo.
• 12.024 inside the tunnel when Bifur gave a cry:
• 12.086 cried the dwarves.
• 13.014 he cried.
• 13.025 Fili! Kili!’ he cried as loud as he could –
• 13.027 Faintly the dwarves heard his small cries,
• 13.033 and cried out to one another,
• 13.036 he cried.
• 13.040 Thorin!’ he cried aloud.
• 13.063 cried the others.
• 13.070 Hear, hear!’ cried Bilbo,
• 14.008 they cried,
• 14.009 he cried.
• 14.029 he cried.
• 14.032 and people further off took up the cry:
• 14.034 were now heard as loudly crying that the dwarves
• 14.040 crying and piping.
• 15.001 and crying unceasingly above.
• 15.003 he cried.
• 15.023 cried Thorin.
• 15.024 cried Bilbo,
• 15.025 cried the dwarves as if they had not heard him;
• 15.046 and he cried:
• 15.056 one cried,
• 17.014 cried Thorin,
• 17.015 he cried
• 17.023 cried Bard.
• 17.027 he cried to them.
• 17.031 when a cry was heard
• 17.041 Halt!’ cried Gandalf,
• 17.042 The elves cried out with many voices.
• 17.048 and already their cries
• 17.051 With cries of ‘Moria!’
• 17.052 when a cry rang out on the heights above.
• 17.057 he cried,
• 17.062 He gave a great cry:
• 17.065 The Eagles! the Eagles!’ Bilbo cried,
• 17.065 Soon they too took up the cry,
• 17.066 The Eagles!’ cried Bilbo once more,
• 18.009 he cried,
• 19.035 he cried.