Klofi

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

klofi Old Icelandic word can mean:

klofi

m.

klofi

1) cleft, rift (in a hill); cleft stick; verða í klofanum, to be caught in a trap;

klofi

2) door-groove; lúka upp hurðu, or lúka aptr hurð, árniðjan klofa, to open, or shut, the door halfway; hurð hnigin á miðjan klofa, half shut; reka aptr hurðina (or lúka hurðinni) í klofa, to shut the door;

klofi

3) the forks to support tents on board a ship (höggva tjöldin or klofum);

klofi

4) snuffers.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᚠᛁ

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• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary