Kafli

Old Norse Dictionary - kafli

Meaning of Old Norse word "kafli" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kafli Old Norse word can mean:

kafli: a, m. [akin to kefli, q. v.; Swed. bud-kafle], a piece cut off; esp. a buoy fastened to a cable, net, or the like, Gþl. 427, 428; meðal-kafli, a ‘mid-piece,’ a sword’s hilt.

kafli: 2. metaph., tók at leysa ísinn köflum, the ice began to thaw into floes, Þórð. 11 new Ed.: in mod. usage, köflum and með köflum (adverb.), now and then, ‘in bits.’

kafli: II. mod. a piece, bit, episode, and the like; lesa lítinn kafla, miðkafli, a ‘mid-piece.’

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚠᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

q. v.: quod vide.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

adverb.: adverbially.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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