Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 30, 2025

Search: WALK

BOOKS:
Entry ID Book Source Reference Gloss Author’s gloss Description Page URL
820Higgins (1923) WALKWALKWALK: Prone hands pointing outward, moved up and down alternately as if walking with them.144hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=820&refid=higgins1923
332Long (1918) WALKWALKWALK: Let the hands represent the feet, and with palms down, lift and move them forward alternately as if they were feet in the action of walking.47hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=332&refid=long1918
625Michaels (1923) FOOTPRINTSWALKWALK: 1. Use your hands as feet. 2. Move the hands one after the other forward as you move your feet in walking. 3. Use your feet also.131hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=625&refid=michaels1923
FILMS:
Tag ID Signer(Year) Reference Gloss   Context Segment URL
40Dougherty (1913) WALKN/AONE WIND-BLOW DARK ALL-NIGHT IN S-C-O-T-L-A-N-D THERE(-to-bwd) MALE POOR B-A-K-E-R WALK BACK-AND-FORTH+ IN HOME. 5hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=40
55Dougherty (1913) WALKN/AMALE(rf) WALK(rf) BACK-AND-FORTH+ HEAR FEMALE(rf) THERE(rf) YELL+ PAIN 7hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=55
64Dougherty (1913) WALKN/AMALE SORRY WALK BACK-AND-FORTH+.8hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=64
396Erd (1913) WALKN/AFUTURE LITTLE-BIT TIME-PERIOD 1P-IX GOING(1x-to-lt) 1P-POSS DUTY DO ON EARTH END, FUTURE LITTLE-BIT TIME-PERIOD PASS THEN 2P-POSS(lt) cl:1(feet) WALK++(-to-lt) 1P-IX FUTURE FOLLOW(pitch) FAR+(pitch,1-hs)38hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=396
310Gallaudet (1910) WALKN/ANEAR(-to-X) L-Y-N-T-O-N ONE(l-hand) SEE(l-hand,-to-lt) BEAUTIFUL(l-hand) WALK(-to-rt) WAY(-to-rt) NAME T-H-E C-L-I-F-F W-A-L-K 30hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=310
331Gallaudet (1910) WALKN/Acl-trace:1(walkway,-to-rt) MILE(rep,rt) TWO AND THAT(rep,1h) WAY(all along,-to-rt) LOOK-AT(dn-the-cliff,rt) INITIAL-W~LIQUID-CLASS~cl-d:55(ocean) THREE~HUNDRED MEASURE-FEET(dn,lt) AND cl-trace:1(up-cliff) ROCK(rep2x) THREE~HUNDRED MEASURE-FEET(up)31hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=331
490Gallaudet (1910) WALKN/AFROM L-Y-N-T-O-N(l-hand) SEVERAL(2h) BEAUTIFUL WAY(rep2x) FOR cl-i:XxXx(coach-ride,rt) OR WALK ALL-OVER T-H-E L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E C-O-U-N-T-R-Y43hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=490
608Gallaudet (1910) WALKN/AOTHER(l-hand) VERY BEAUTIFUL WAY WALK FROM L-Y-N-T-O-N ONE DAY(1h) 1P-POSS FRIEND cl-p:55(group-move-along) WAY T-H-E V-A-L-L-E-Y O-F T-H-E L-Y-N-N54hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=608
629Gallaudet (1910) WALKN/AAND WALK(rc) NEAR(rep,lt) cl-dtrace:B(path-at-lt-trunk-fwd) SEE(l-hand) LIKE TO ONE PLACE NAME W-A-T-E-R-S-M-E-E-T.56hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=629
169Hotchkiss (1913) WALKN/A3P-SELF(rt) WALK cl-trace:1(winding-path,-to-lt) WITH cl-i:Xx++++(walk-with-cane)16hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=169
172Hotchkiss (1913) walk-with-caneN/A3P-SELF(rt) WALK cl-trace:1(winding-path,-to-lt) WITH cl-i:Xx++++(walk-with-cane)16hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=172
185Hotchkiss (1913) WALKN/AFIRST, LEAD 3P-POSS(rt) WALK+ SECOND OFTEN HELP(-to-rt) cl-d:CC(cane) SUMMONS LOOK-AT-1P MALE~FEMALE~CHILDREN CARELESS cl-i:Xx+(poke), cl-i:Xx(hit)18hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=185
358Hotchkiss (1913) walk-with-caneN/A3P-SELF(rt) cl-i:Xx+(walk-with-cane) cl-i:Xx(tap-boy) cl-i:SS(grab-3P-lapel) cl-i:SS(grab-1P-jacket-lapel) cl-i:SS(grab-3P-lapel)34hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=358