Ge-efenlǽcung

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ge-efenlǽcung

Add :-- Hit is gewunelic on hálgum gewritum þæt gehwám bið fæder genamod be his geefenlǽcunge (according to whom he imitates); gif hé geeuenlǽcð Gode on gódum weorcum hé bið Godes bearn gecíged; gif hé geeuenlǽcð deófle ... hé bíð deófles bearn, Hml. Th. ii. 228, 2. Deófles bearn, ná þurh gecynd ..., ac ðurh þá geefenlǽcunge, i. 260, 14. ge-efenlæcung