fivefold — /fuyv fohld /, adj. 1. five times as great or as much. 2. comprising five parts or members. adv. 3. in fivefold measure. [bef. 1000; ME fiffold, OE fiffeald. See FIVE, FOLD] * * * … Universalium
fivefold — O.E. fiffeald; see FIVE (Cf. five) + FOLD (Cf. fold) … Etymology dictionary