forblowen

Middle English

Etymology

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

Verb

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

• Middle English Dictionary