different between befold vs bifold

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) befolden)

1. (transitive) To fold up; fold around; wrap up; envelop.

English

Etymology

bi- +? -fold

Adjective

bifold (not comparable)

1. Twofold, double.
2. Of two kinds.
   • , Act V, Scene II, page 77:

     O madne??e of di?cour?e, / That cau?e ?ets vp with and again?t it ?elfe, / By-fould authority : where rea?on can reuolte / Without perdition, and lo??e a??ume all rea?on, / Without reuolt.

Noun

bifold (plural bifolds)

1. (carpentry) A door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by folding the panels against each other.
2. A sheet of paper or cardboard folded in half along a crease down the center.
3. A wallet, billfold, or carrying case with a single fold, so that it opens like a book.
4. A crease or turn that causes something to double back on itself.