befold

The story

1. Old English · inherited frombefealdan“to fold, roll up, envelop, clasp, surround, involve, cover, attach”
2. Middle English · inherited frombifealden
3. English todaybefold

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”).