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profian

profian

Old English

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

Derived terms

  • prōfung

Descendants

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.

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