Participles
| Present | prōfiende |
| Past | (ġe)prōfod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | prōfiġe |
| 2nd sing. | prōfast |
| 3rd sing. | prōfaþ |
| 1st plur. | prōfiaþ |
| 2nd plur. | prōfiaþ |
| 3rd plur. | prōfiaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | prōfode |
| 2nd sing. | prōfodest |
| 3rd sing. | prōfode |
| 1st plur. | prōfodon |
| 2nd plur. | prōfodon |
| 3rd plur. | prōfodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | prōfiġe |
| 2nd sing. | prōfiġe |
| 3rd sing. | prōfiġe |
| 1st plur. | prōfiġen |
| 2nd plur. | prōfiġen |
| 3rd plur. | prōfiġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | prōfode |
| 2nd sing. | prōfode |
| 3rd sing. | prōfode |
| 1st plur. | prōfoden |
| 2nd plur. | prōfoden |
| 3rd plur. | prōfoden |
Imperative
| Singular | prōfa |
| Plural | prōfiaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'profian'
profian,
Verbs similar to 'profian'
crafian,
dropian,
frofrian,
leofian,
lofian,
potian,
prician,
rogian,
romian,
rotian,
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. See: Old Frisian 'prōvia'.
Sample Sentences
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... 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.))
Cognates
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