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afflote (c.1235)
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afflote (c.1235)

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aflote  
  FEW:  *flot- *15/ii,149a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  afloat a. and adv.  MED:  aflote adv.  DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. (?))
le

adv.

ship.afloat, on the sea: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Les oraisuns e lermes de vertu sunt tant [...] Ke l’ewe ki est parfunde e raedde a flot briant, Retraite e[n] sun chanel, va si apetizant Ke n’i fust nus a flote, ne batel ne chalant  S Aub 792
( 1347-60 )  Et en les gages de xvij delveres overaunt sur la debresure des delfs en queux les ditz escomers furunt de les forsmestre afflote  TNA E101/25/32, m.4

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See also:

flote1  floter1 
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