klofi m
1.
cleft, rift (in a hill); cleft stick; verða í klofanum, to be caught in a trap;
2.
door-groove; lúka upp hurðu, or lúka aptr hurð, árniðjan klofa, to open, or shut, the door halfway; hurð hnigin á rniðjan klofa, half shut; reka aptr hurðina (or lúka hurðinni) í klofa, to shut the door;
3.
the forks to support tents on board a ship (höggva tjöldin or klofum);
4.
snuffers