Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 19, 2024
Search: AWFUL
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 213 | Higgins (1923) | AWFUL | DANGER | DANGER: Both "&" tips at sides of temples sprung upwards and opened. (Fearful) (Awful). | 41 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=213&refid=higgins1923 |
| 618 | Long (1918) | AWFUL | AWFUL | AWFUL: Hold the "O" hands one against either temple; throw both hands simultaneously forward from the head, not quite arm's length, opening the fingers the while, so they assume position of "5" at the end of the sign. The sign may be made with one hand only. | 73 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=618&refid=long1918 |
| 620 | Long (1918) | AWFUL~HAPPEN | DANGEROUS | DANGEROUS: Make sign for "fearful" and follow with "happen," i.e., bring hands to position of "G" and quickly drop and twist them inward until they come to rest, backs up, parallel and pointing outward. | 73 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=620&refid=long1918 |
| 47 | Michaels (1923) | AWFUL | AWFUL | AWFUL: 1. Cluster the fingers of both hands around the thumbs. 2. Put the hands to the lower part of the cheeks. 3. Move the hands upward along the cheeks to the temples, meanwhile relax the fingers from the thumbs. 4. Have a frowning or frightened look. | 27 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=47&refid=michaels1923 |
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| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 915 | Gallaudet (1910) | AWFUL~HAPPEN | N/A | BUT RELATED WITH 3P-POSS(lc) MARRY ONE AWFUL~HAPPEN | 78 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=915 |
| 298 | McGregor (1913) | AWFUL | N/A | OR HERE FIRE(fwd) AWFUL | 32 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=298 |
| 377 | McGregor (1913) | AWFUL | N/A | 1P-POSS-PL(1P-to-arc) FATHER TRUE GOOD, KIND, DISTRIBUTE ENOUGH EAT CLOTHES FOR ALL 3P-POSS(up) MALE~FEMALE(rf)~CHILDREN 3P-SELF(up) SPOIL+(rt-to-lt) ANY (neg)AWFUL(int). | 36 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=377 |