geschweige

German

Etymology

First-person singular indicative present of geschweigen (“o maintain silence”) (from Middle High German geswîgen, from Old High German giswîgên), which has been obsolete at least since the 18th century.

Conjunction

geschweige

  1. let alone; used after a negative or limiting clause to introduce another that applies even less
  2. (rare) let alone; used after an affirmative clause to introduce another that applies even more

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