befealdan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *bifalþan, equivalent to be- +‎ fealdan. Cognate with Old High German bifaltan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈfæ͜ɑl.dɑn/, [beˈfæ͜ɑɫ.dɑn] === Verb === befealdan to fold, infold, fold up, entwine, overwhelm, involve, enwrap; wrap up, bewrap to attach, clasp ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== befealdian ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: *befalden, *befolden English: befold ⇒ Middle English: bifolden, bevealde, bifolde (past participle/adjective)