THE MODERN PART OF AN Univerfal History, FROM THE Earliest ACCOUNT of TIME. Compiled from ORIGINAL WRITERS. By the AUTHORS of the ANTIENT PART. IN RECTO DE CVS LONDON: Printed for T. OSBORNE, C. HITCH, A. MILLAR, M.DCC.LXI. Of the etymology, geography, form of government, and prefent fate of Sweden. T HE etymology of Sweden, like that of most other Etymology names, is difputed, and all the refearches of the of Swelearned have only ferved to render it more doubt- den. ful. As the fubject, indeed, is but of little importance to a reader who feeks for inftruction, we fhall avoid entering into the debate, contenting ourselves with one or two of the moft natural and obvious etymons. Some derive Sweden from Swen, which to this day fignifies warlike, youthful, &c. in the Swedish language, and was, for that reason, beftowed on many of the kings and warriors of this country. Others again derive it from Scyth or Scythia", by a tranfpo bOL. MAG. p. 156. a LoCCEN. Antiq. Suev. Goth. p. 8. MCD. HIST. VOL. XXXIII. |