profian

Pronunciation: /ˈproː.fi.ɑn/

“profian” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

to esteem; regard as
to test, try, prove
to show evidence of, evince

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.

More Old English words

prim
primsang
princ
prisun
profost
prud
prutlice
pryde

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