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- verb transitive To
fold up ; fold around;wrap up ;envelop .
Etymologies
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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 pifaldan ("to envelop").
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