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