profian

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *prōbōn, 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-bʰuH-s (“being in front, prominent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to be”). Related to Old Frisian prōvia, Old Norse prófa. More at for, be.

Pronunciation

Verb

prōfian

  1. to esteem; regard as
    • ... for þeóf hé is tó prófianne ― ... he is to be regarded as a thief (L. Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2.)
  2. to test, try, prove
  3. to show evidence of, evince

Conjugation

Conjugation of prōfian (weak class 2)
infinitive prōfian prōfienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular prōfiġe prōfode
second person singular prōfast prōfodest
third person singular prōfaþ prōfode
plural prōfiaþ prōfodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular prōfiġe prōfode
plural prōfiġen prōfoden
imperative
singular prōfa
plural prōfiaþ
participle present past
prōfiende (ġe)prōfod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: proven
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