Swerje

Swedish

Proper noun

Swerje n (genitive Swerjes)

1. Obsolete spelling of Sverige (“Sweden”)
   • 1740, Carl Gyllenborg, Svenska Sprätthöken, page 2:

     Sachta sachta Grefwe, wi famtas och kyßas intet så häftigt här i Swerje som i Frankrike; […]

     Gently, gently, Count, embracing and kissing are not as intense here in Sweden as in France; […]