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Authors: Jane Kirkpatrick
Finally, to Jerry for his patience, his love of history, his mapmaking, and his willingness to live for twenty-nine years with a girl of German descent who some might say is both stubborn and strong-willed: Thank you. You are my clearing in this world’s wild.
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ach | oh no! |
auf Wiedersehen , or informally, tschuess | good-bye |
Belsnickel | a traditional Christmas persona bringing gifts |
Peltz Nickel | a punishing companion of Belsnickel |
Christkind | Christ child |
Dummkopf | dummy or stupid |
Frau | Mrs. |
Fräulein | Miss |
gross Haus | grand house |
gut | good |
Herr | Mr. |
ja | yes, pronounced “ya” |
Junge | boy |
Kind | child |
Kinder | children |
Liebchen | darling or sweetheart |
nein | no |
nicht jetzt | not now |
Schellenbaum | A bell-like instrument known in English as the “Turkish Crescent.” Popular in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the large instrument combined music with a symbol of authority or standard of allegiance. |
Tannenbaum | a tree, especially at Christmastime |
Ve | we |
verdammt | damn |
Volk | folks |
cum’tux | understand, as in, “Do you understand?” |
ho-ey-ho-ey | exchange or trade |
klose | good |
muck-a-muck | eat |
Nch’I-Wana | Columbia River |
omtz | give |
tolo | boy |