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Actually the same as "gesell" or gesäll" in Swedish and German.

The Swedish language Wikipedia states: The word "gesell" stems from the German word "geselle", ie. room mate.

During old times in Sweden (& Finland) the "gesäll" was a worker with acquired skill for the work, within the guild system. An older word used was "mästersven" or "sven"

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