forblawan

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ blāwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈblɑː.wɑn/

Verb

forblāwan

1. to blow away, blow up, inflate

Conjugation

Conjugation of forblāwan (strong, class VII)

infinitive	forblāwan	forblāwenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forblāwe	forblēow
second person singular	forblǣwst	forblēowe
third person singular	forblǣwþ	forblēow
plural	forblāwaþ	forblēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forblāwe	forblēowe
plural	forblāwen	forblēowen
imperative
singular	forblāw
plural	forblāwaþ
participle	present	past
	forblāwende	forblāwen

Descendants

• Middle English: forblowen
  • English: forblow

References

Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “forblawan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.