geschweige

German

Etymology

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

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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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