Cread cnear on-FLOT, cyning ut-gewat, on fealowe flod, feorh generede.
"The English Language"
Robert Gordon Latham
FLOT, derived from the French FLOTtant, floating; and jet from the verb jeter, to throw up; both used in seignoral rights, granted by kings to favourites, empowering them to take possession of the property of any man who might happen to be unfortunate, which was in those times tantamount to being guilty.
"Newton Forster"
Frederick Marryat