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Etymology · Old English

fald

2 English words descend from Old English fald, most common first.

foldTo bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
faldageA privilege of setting up, and moving about, sheepfolds, in any fields within manors, in order to manure them or to keep others' cattle therein. This privilege was often reserved to himself by the lord of the manor.