profian

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Old English

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈproː.fi.ɑn/, [ˈproː.vi.ɑn]

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: proven