Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 30, 2025
Search: WEIGH-SCALE
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 56 | Higgins (1923) | WEIGH-SCALE | BALANCE | BALANCE: Thumb and index of both hands joined, fingers pointing outward, and palm towards palm, hands moved up and down alternately as if they were scale pans. (Sentence) (Judge) (Weigh). | 14 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=56&refid=higgins1923 |
| 513 | Long (1918) | WEIGH-SCALE | WEIGH (1) | WEIGH: Hold the two "F" hands out breast high, as if balancing them and then raise and lower them alternately as if they were the balances of a pair of scales. | 62 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=513&refid=long1918 |
| 1011 | Long (1918) | WEIGH-SCALE | IF, WHETHER | IF, WHETHER: Bring the "F" hands up in front and balance them up and down like the pans of a pair of scales. XXII,395. | 110 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=1011&refid=long1918 |
| 252 | Long (1918) | WEIGH-SCALE~DECIDE | DECIDE, DETERMINE, RENDER JUDGMENT, MAKE UP ONE'S MIND | DECIDE, DETERMINE, RENDER JUDGMENT, MAKE UP ONE'S MIND, etc.: After balancing hands as in preceding sign (JUDGE, WEIGH A THING, CONSIDER), bring them to an abrupt stop exactly opposite. Or touch forehead with forefingers, then bring the extended "O" hands down quickly, opposite and on the same level. | 39 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=252&refid=long1918 |
| 327 | Michaels (1923) | WEIGH-SCALE | JUDGE | JUDGE: 1. Put the tip of the index fingers and thumbs of each hand together. 2. Hold the hands before you and move them up and down one after the other several times. | 78 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=327&refid=michaels1923 |
| 329 | Michaels (1923) | WEIGH-SCALE~DECIDE | JUST | JUST: 1. Sign Judge and bring the hands to a sudden pause. | 79 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=329&refid=michaels1923 |
| FILMS: | ||||||
| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 138 | Fox (1915) | WEIGH-SCALE | N/A | NOW 1P-IX-PL BIND~MIX IN ONE(rf) LARGE WAR BETWEEN 1P-POSS-PL PEOPLE FOR WEIGH-SCALE PROVE OR THAT(2h) NATION OR(rf) OTHER(rf)~ANY NATION SO-AS SHAPE(rc) SO-AS cl:CC(set-aside,-to-rt) CAN LONG CONTINUE | 15 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=138 |