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flotare

1 flotare v. floccare
2 flotare [cf. flota, ME floten] , to float (on water). b (navicula ~ans) a small boat or pontoon; cf. ME flotebot. 1248 omne batellum ‥ portans piscem ~antem in Normanniam Ext. Guern. 28 (= CalIMisc 55 p. 17); 1399 (v. filum 9c); 1470 de mahemio facto in grossis navibus in medio ~antibus grossarum ripariarum (Pat 491 m. 14) Foed. XI 6802.  b 1322 navicula sua que vocatur flotebote Cl 139 m. 8; 1324 navis ‥ fuit ‥ submersa ita quod Johannes ‥ [et alii] per naviculam ~antem vix evaserunt Cl 141 m. 26.

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