Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
March 28, 2024

Search: BRING

BOOKS:
Entry ID Book Source Reference Gloss Author’s gloss Description Page URL
139Higgins (1923) BRINGCARRYCARRY: Both hands at left side, palms upward, brought from left to right as if carrying something. (Bear) (Bring) (Serve) (Convey) (Wait on).28hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=139&refid=higgins1923
447Long (1918) BORNTO BEAR, BRING FORTH, BE BORNTO BEAR, BRING FORTH, BE BORN: Place the open hands near the body, one palm against back of the other, palms toward self and slightly upward; push the hands outward. To indicate bearing fruit, push right "5" hand up through left, closed over it, and let it then drop on the left hand.56hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=447&refid=long1918
315Long (1918) BRINGCARRY, BEARCARRY, BEAR FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER: Reach open hands, palms up, back beyond the right side, the right hand farther out than the left; imagine something having been put in the hands and carry it to the front of the body and beyond to the left side. 45hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=315&refid=long1918
316Long (1918) BRINGBRING, CONVEYBRING, CONVEY TOWARD ONESELF: Reach out open hands, palms up, as if to receive something; then draw them back toward you.45hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=316&refid=long1918
459Long (1918) ENDCOMPLETE, FINISH, BRING AN END TO ANYTHINGCOMPLETE, FINISH, BRING AN END TO ANYTHING: Place right "B" hand with lower edge at right angles across the top edge of left "B" near the wrist; push it along the edge of the hand till it reaches the end, then "chop" it off. I,9. 57hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=459&refid=long1918
497Long (1918) REVIVEREVIVE, BRING UPREVIVE, BRING UP SOMETHING FROM THE PAST: Reach the hands back over the right shoulder and grasp imaginary object and drag it forward.61hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=497&refid=long1918
111Michaels (1923) BRINGCARRYCARRY: 1. Hold both hands near your breast with the palms turned up. 2. Move the hands forward a little to one side.39hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=111&refid=michaels1923
FILMS:
Tag ID Signer(Year) Reference Gloss   Context Segment URL
48Draper (1915) BRINGN/AIN THAT(2h) HOUR FEEL PROGRESS-UP BRING TO 3P-SELF ONE cl-d-trace:11(large-square-document) 3P-IX WRITE~PUT-DOWN 3P-POSS(rt) NAME PUT-DOWN.6hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=draper&glossid=48
172Erd (1913) BRINGN/AEAT~BED GOING(-to-lt)/pose:running(-to-lt) H-I-A-W-A-T-H-A, gs:NOTHING EAT THING IN HANDS BRING(pitch,rt-to-lt), TIRED(pitch), HEART~HEAVY(pitch) pose:pacing. 18hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=172
237Erd (1913) BRINGN/Apose:step-back YELL(pitch,2h) BRING(up,pitch,-to-rt) cl:BB(pitch,strike-against-rt) cl:BB(pitch,strike-against-lt) HEAR(pitch) cl:55(up,shaking-spreads), STAR++(lt-to-rt) SKY cl:5(stars-shake,lt-to-rt), FEEL SAME(lt) WITH 3P-POSS(lt) GRIEVE(bow).26hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=237
312Erd (1913) bring-and-lay-body-in-groundN/ATHEN INDIAN CLASS(rt) cl-p:55(walking-in-line,-to-lt) cl:BB(bring-and-lay-body-in-ground,lt) PUT(lt) BELOW(lt) LAND~cl:55(cover-up,lt) BODY 3P-POSS(lt) M-I-N-N-E-H-A-H-A.32hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=312
108Fox (1915) BRINGN/AEIGHTY-SEVEN YEAR PAST 1P-POSS-PL FATHER(2h) BRING(rt-shoulder-to-ctr) ON HERE LAND~ALL-OVER ONE NEW NATION 13hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=108
547Gallaudet (1910) BRINGN/AFEMALE~YOUNG RELATED(ctr-to-lt) PLOW CLASS BRING(lt-to-rt) EAT BREAD BUTTER TEA - ALWAYS TEA IN pn:ENGLAND.48hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=547
329Hotchkiss (1913) BRINGN/AOTHER TIME-PERIOD pn:CLERC 3P-SELF(rc) SUMMONS(lc) MALE~cl-d:B(small-height,lt) GOING PASS(-to-rt) HOUSE ASK(rc) 2P-IX APPRECIATE++ TELL(-to-rt) STEWARD++ S-T-E-W-A-R-D(l-hand) OVER-ALL INSTITUTE(l-hand) TELL(-to-rt) COMMAND GO(rt-to-lt) WOOD BRING(rt-to-lt) 1P-IX30hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=329
372Hotchkiss (1913) BRINGN/A2P-IX, 1P-IX, 2P-IX, 1P-IX ASK(-to-lt) 2P-IX APPRECIATE+ TELL(-to-rt) STEWARD+BRING(rt-to-ctr) WOOD 2P-IX pose:nod++(-to-rt) GO-AWAY(-to-lt) FORGET~GONE gs:DARN-IT FORGET35hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=372
250Hubbard (1913) BRINGN/ABUT LAST 3P-IX(rt) BRING(rt-to-ctr) FROM(rt) HOUSE~WHITE(rt) THROUGH(-to-lt) cl-p:44(in-2-rows,dn_lt) THERE(lt) cl-p:BonB(lined-up-on-ea-side-of-road,lt) MALE(rf)~FEMALE(rf)~PEOPLE HUSH~QUIET CRY+(1h).29hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hubbard&glossid=250
268Hubbard (1913) BRINGN/A3P-IX(lt_dn) gs:WAVE(-to-rt) GO(l-hand,-to-lt) TRAIN H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L T-R-A-I-N gs:ARISE IN BRING+(ctr-to-lt) ACROSS(lt) COUNTRY(lt) TO(lt) WATER(rf)~cl-d:55(ocean) E-L-B-E-R-O-N.30hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hubbard&glossid=268
174Marshall (1920) BRINGN/A1P-IX WANT(rt) GET(-from-rt) WRAPUP(rt) pose:put-in-pocket BRING(-to-lt) LOVE FEMALE J-E-M-I-M-A GIVE(-to-lt).26hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=marshall&glossid=174
6McGregor (1913) BRINGN/A1P-POSS MALE~SAME FEMALE~SAME HERE(nod) 1P-IX BRING(rt-to-ctr) TO 2P-IX-PL INDEFINITE M-E-S-S-A-G-E O-F LOVE(bow).1hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=6