floteson

Old French

Etymology

floter +‎ -eson, variant of -oison (French -aison).

Noun

floteson oblique singular, f (oblique plural flotesons, nominative singular floteson, nominative plural flotesons)

1. (Anglo-Norman, hapax) flotsam
   • pippe de vin flotants, balles de marchandises ou autre chose quelconque comme floteson

Usage notes

• According to the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub, the Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française (Godefroy) and the Trésor de langue française informatisé, the citation above is the only one that appears in the Old French period
• Although the citation does not show gender, gender can be deduced from the -eson suffix. Compare meson, seson, and so on.

References

• floteson on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub