befold

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bifealden, bevealden, from Old English befealdan (“to fold, roll up, envelop, clasp, surround, involve, cover, attach”), equivalent to be- (“around, about”) +‎ fold. Cognate with Old High German bifaltan (“to envelop”). === Verb === befold (third-person singular simple present befolds, present participle befolding, simple past befolded or (obsolete) befeld, past participle befolded or (obsolete) befeld or (obsolete) befolden) (transitive) To fold up; fold around; wrap up; envelop.