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
- let alone; used after a negative or limiting clause to introduce another that applies even less
- (rare) let alone; used after an affirmative clause to introduce another that applies even more
See also
- geschweige denn
References
- Renate Pasch: Zur Bedeutung von deutsch geschweige (denn). linguistik-online.de.
- Goethe-Wörterbuch: geschweige
- Grammatisch-Kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart: geschweigen
- Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache: geschweige
- The Free Dictionary: geschweige
- Duden Online: geschweige
Further reading
- geschweige in Duden online