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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) befolden)

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

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refold

English

Etymology

re- +? fold

Verb

refold (third-person singular simple present refolds, present participle refolding, simple past and past participle refolded)

  1. To fold again.
    • 1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
      'We must leave this place directly,' said Mr. Pickwick, as he refolded the note.

Derived terms

  • refoldase

Translations

Anagrams

  • folder, rolfed

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