Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 25, 2024

Search: AGO

BOOKS:
Entry ID Book Source Reference Gloss Author’s gloss Description Page URL
336Higgins (1923) AGOFORMERLYFORMERLY: Right vertical hand palm backward, thrown backward over right shoulder. (Past) (Ago) (The larger and slower and more hesitatingly this sign is made the more distant is the past indicated.) (Once upon a time).62hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=336&refid=higgins1923
707Long (1918) PASTAGOAGO: Throw the right hand back over the right shoulder with the palm backward, same as past. 81hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=707&refid=long1918
20Michaels (1923) AGOAGOAGO: 1. Throw the right or the left hand backward over your shoulder. A LITTLE WHILE AGO: 1. Touch the tip of the index finger with the tip of the thumb: little. 2. Throw the hand backward over the shoulder.22hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=20&refid=michaels1923
FILMS:
Tag ID Signer(Year) Reference Gloss   Context Segment URL
150Cloud (1913) AGON/ATRUE GOOD FOR pn:GALLAUDET AGO SEEK FOR LEARN HOW TEACH DEAF FUTURE LEAD TO pn:FRANCE. 6hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=cloud&glossid=150
193Fay (1913) ONE-DAY-AGON/AONE-DAY-AGO BEFORE pn:EMG GO-AWAY TO CITY pn:PHILADELPHIA FOR ARRANGE(3x) BEFORE FEW-DAYS-FUTURE ALL COLLEGE cl-p:CC(group,rt-to-lt) VISIT THAT(1h,lt) SHOW(lt).14hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fay&glossid=193
14Fox (1915) AGON/APEOPLE cl-p:55(gather) IN G-E-T-T-Y-S-B-U--G FOR(l-hand) cl:CC(set-aside,-to-lc) PLACE(lc) NEW LAND ALL-OVER(rt) PUT(2h-alt,lc) DIE(2h) ARMY+ AGO3hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=14
260Gallaudet (1910) AGON/A3P-IX-DUAL(l-hand,lt) AGO SEE~VISIT(-to-lt) COLLEGE IN pn:WASHINGTON-DC25hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=260
373Gallaudet (1910) AGON/AIN THAT(2h,rc) AGO DURING TIME-PERIOD L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E, ONE(l-hand) FEMALE(l-hand)~OLD(2h) LIVE NAMED A W-I-T-C-H, M-O-T-H-E-R M-E-L-D-R-U-M(Melldrum)36hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=373
596Gallaudet (1910) AGON/AAND IN THAT(2h,rt) NOW SOME(rep) LEAVE-THERE(rc) ROCK R-U-I-N-S SHOW OLD(2h) HOUSE AGO D-O-O-N-E-S LIVE IN THAT(rep2x,2h)52hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=596
3Hanson (1913) AGON/ADURING G-A-R-F-I-E-L-D AGO PRESIDENT OVER-ALL pn:AMERICA, 3P-SELF SHOW 3P-SELF(rf) VERY GOOD(int) FRIEND TO DEAF.1hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hanson&glossid=3
74Hotchkiss (1913) AGON/ATHAT(1h)MALE LIVE AGO++ LEAVE-FROM(rt) HOME pn:FRANCE(rt) WITH(rt-to-lt) pn:GALLAUDET FOR HELP(lc) ESTABLISH(lc) THAT(1h,lt) FIRST SCHOOL(lc)7hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=74
167Hotchkiss (1913) AGON/Acl:1(bent-over) WITH OLD(2h) BUT BODY~STRONG AND SHAPE(rc) SHOW THAT(1h) BEAUTIFUL DURING YOUNG AGO++15hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=167
524Hotchkiss (1913) AGON/AAND TRUE YEAR SEVERAL FUTURE DEAF ALL-OVER MONEY~PAY(2h-alt) THREE~THOUSAND DOLLAR BUILD STATUE NEAT WITH cl-d-trace:X(profile) IN B-R-O-N-Z-E 3P-POSS(rt) pn:CLERC ESTABLISH(rt) THAT(1h,rt) AREA 3P-SELF AGO PICK-FROM(-from-rt)51hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=524
778Hotchkiss (1913) AGON/A1P-IX CAN ONE(l-hand) TELL(2h,arc) TO 2P-IX-PL SAME pn:TURNER D-R T-U-R-N-E-R TELL(2h,arc) TO DET-IX-PL(-to-X) CHILDREN ONCE AGO72hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=778
1McGregor (1912) AGON/AAGO+ LIVE FEMALE~ONE QUEEN BEAUTIFUL INTELLIGENT(wg,int) pn:FRANCE(exp).1hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&glossid=1
461McGregor (1913) AGON/AAGO MALE ONE GOOD SLEEP ALL-NIGHT PEACE~QUIET THINK~TROUBLE NOTHING BECAUSE 3P-SELF HAVE OPPOSITE+ NOTHING 44hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=461
340Veditz (1913) AGON/AAND 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) AGO LOVE(slight_int) THAT(1h,lc) MALE~cl-d:B(height).30hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=340