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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1657
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Flot, Flote, n.2 Also: floit, floyt(e. [ME. flote (c 1275), OE. flota, ON. flote, floti.]
1. A fleet.(a) 1375 Barb. v. 15.
The nobill king Vith his flot and a few menȝe … Wes to the se … gane c1420 Wynt. vii. 2583.
The nawyne Off Frawns thai tuk … And slwe the amyrale off that flot c1420 Ib. viii. 4256.
A flot of schyppys 1463 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 25.
He is sickerly informyt of a flot of Inglismen to cum for the destruction of our tone c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ix. 98.
The lakest schip, that is his flot within, May sayll ws doun 1531 Bell. Boece I. 155.
This navy … brint the flot of Danis 1545 Corr. M. Lorraine 136.
Be ther [ships] arrivyne we howpe till have our flotte of Bourdiaux 1570 Leslie 180.
The haill flot arryved in the firth fornent Leith 1625 Garden Kings 47.
Ane Danishe flott out of his deeps he drave(b) 1375 Barb. iii. 601.
He had na ner socouris Then the Kingis flote 1456 Hay I. 39/14.
With thair flote, thai arryvit in Cicile c1420 Wynt. vii. 448 (W).
Mawnys king of Norway than With his flote the Out Ilis wan 1513 Doug. v. xi. 22.
Havynnys and flote left dissolate fand scho 1513 Ib. x. v. 35; etc.
We bryn thy navy and thyflote 1533 Boece vi. vi. 195 b.
He was made Admirall to the Romane navyn to … preserue the flote fra dangere 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Classis, a flote of ships 1613 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 395.
For lossing and careing of ilk coffer, fardell, or ball from the skout flote to the ship(c) 1513 Doug. i. vi. 135.
Of all our floyt … skant sevin … remanys with me 1513 Ib. xi. vi. 80.
The montane … That vengeans tuke … apon our floyt 1560 Rolland Seven Sages Epil 13.
Quhen the Inglis floit besid Inchekeith did fleit Vpon the sey 1657 Balfour Ann. IV. 296.
One Causton, that had a letter of marcke, tooke a floyte … one the cost of England
2. A float or raft. 1511 Treasurer's Accounts IV. 286.
For ane hundreth dalis … to mak flotis 1538–9 Master of Works Accounts V. 32.
To the pynouris … for breking of the … twa flottis 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Ratis, a flote of timber
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