Definition
An archaic word meaning to blow away completely or to disperse by blowing.
Etymology
From Old English 'for-' (completely, away) + 'blawan' (to blow). The intensive prefix suggests the action of blowing is so complete that the object is entirely removed or scattered.
Kelly Says
The prefix 'for-' in Old English worked like a superpower button for verbs—'forblow' takes an ordinary action (blowing) and makes it into something total and transformative, which is why these old words feel so expressive.
Translations
CACatalà
bufada
boo-fah-dah
CSČeština
foukání
foh-oo-kah-nee
DEDeutsch
Blasen
BLAH-zehn
ELΕλληνικά
φύσημα
fee-see-mah
ESEspañol
soplido
soh-plee-thoh
FISuomi
puhallus
poo-hah-loos
FRFrançais
souffle
soo-fl
HEעברית
נשיפה
neh-shee-pah
IDBahasa Indonesia
hembusan
hehm-boo-sahn
ITItaliano
soffio
soh-fee-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
hembusan
hehm-boo-sahn
NLNederlands
blazen
BLAH-zehn
PLPolski
dmuchanie
d-moo-khah-neh
PTPortuguês
sopro
soh-proh
RORomână
suflare
soo-flah-reh
SWKiswahili
kuvuta
koo-voo-tah
TAதமிழ்
விதற்றல்
vithattal
TRTürkçe
üfleme
oo-oo-fleh-meh
UKУкраїнська
дмухання
d-moo-khah-nyah