forblowen

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English forblāwan (to blow; blow out; inflate), equivalent to for- +‎ blow.

Verb

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forblowen (third-person singular simple present forbloweth, present participle forblowing, first-/third-person singular past indicative forblew, past participle forblowe or forblown)

  1. to blow (something) about, to drive or toss (as before the wind)
    • The English Works of John Gower, 1393
      Tofor the weder forth thei gon,..Forstormed and forblowen sore.
  2. to blow up (something with wind); puff up, inflate
    • The Minor Poems of John Lydgate, c.1460
      O, out on richesse with vanyte forblowe.
    • The Pilgrimage of the Soul, 1500
      Where is youre boste, or daren ye appere With youre forblowyng vanyte.

References

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  • Middle English Dictionary