Middle English Dictionary Entry
aflōte adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | aflōte adv. |
| Etymology | From on flōte. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Afloat; at anchor.
Associated quotations
- (1350) *Acc.Exch.(PRO) 25/32 [OD col.] : La fossur' dun delf pour amesner la dit cog Johan afflote.
- a1450 Parton.(1) (UC C.188)9128 : The haven, where as the ship aflote [vr. of flote] Was, She fonde redy.
- a1400 Siege Jerus.(1) (LdMisc 656)285 : Þer wer floynes a flot.