To float or cause something to float (archaic or dialectal form).
From Old English 'flotian' and Old Norse 'flota,' both meaning to float. This is an older or regional variant form that survives in some English dialects, though 'float' is now standard.
This word shows how English had multiple forms of the same verb centuries ago—'floten,' 'flotten,' 'float'—and most got smoothed out over time into a single standard form, though regional speakers kept some variations alive.
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