Quest of Hope: A Novel (66 page)

Volk: German for “people.”

wattle-and-daub: construction material consisting of woven sticks and clay.

whitlow: boils.

winter fever: pneumonia.

wunderbar: German for “wonderful.”

woodward: manorial overseer of the lord’s woodland.

yeoman: a free farmer of modest means.

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