profian

Old English

Etymology

From Late Latin probō (“test, try, examine, approve, show to be good or fit, prove”, verb), from probus (“good, worthy, excellent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bhwo- (“being in front, prominent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + Proto-Indo-European *bhu- (“to be”). More at for, be.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈproːviɑn/

Verb

prōfian

  1. To esteem; regard as.
    ... for þeóf hé is tó prófianne — ... he is to be regarded as a thief
  2. To test, try, prove.
  3. To show evidence of, evince.

Conjugation
Conjugation of prōfian (weak class 2)
infinitive prōfian tō prōfienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular prōfie
prōfiġe		 prōfode
2nd-person singular prōfast prōfodest
3rd-person singular prōfaþ prōfode
plural prōfiaþ
prōfiġaþ		 prōfodon
subjunctive present past
singular prōfie
prōfiġe		 prōfode
plural prōfien
prōfiġen		 prōfoden
imperative
singular prōfa
plural prōfiaþ
prōfiġaþ
participle present past
prōfiende
prōfiġende		 (ġe)prōfod

Derived terms
  • prōfung

Descendants
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