Outblowen

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Having been blown forth or away by a current of wind, as a flame, sail or breath would be carried off
2. Driven outward or extinguished by the force of blowing, describing something that has been carried away by air
3. Carried off or put out by a blast of wind, in the manner of a candle flame snuffed by a gust

Etymology: Its root is the verb "outblow," formed in Old English from "ūt" (out) and "blāwan" (to blow). The compound is native English, not borrowed, and "blow" traces back to a Germanic verb that also gave German "blasen." The "-en" ending marks this as the past participle, the form used with "have" or "be" in Middle English, when strong verbs often kept that suffix. The sense is literal: something that has been blown out, away, or forth, such as a flame or a sail. Because "outblow" is obsolete, this form survives mainly in older texts, and its exact range of uses is hard to pin down from the limited evidence I can confirm.