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. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡə === 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 ==== Usage notes ==== In modern usage, mostly as part of geschweige denn. ==== Derived terms ==== geschweige denn === Further reading === “geschweige” in Duden online “geschweige” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “geschweige” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “geschweige” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. J. C. Adelung (1793–1801), “geschweige”, in Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart (in German), 2nd edition Renate Pasch: Zur Bedeutung von deutsch geschweige (denn). linguistik-online.de.