Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
December 21, 2024
Search: BEG
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL | |
| 76 | Higgins (1923) | BEG | BEG | BEG: Right supine palm, fingers pointing outward, move in little jerks from left to right as if extended to beg. (Ask alms). | 17 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=76&refid=higgins1923 | |
| 505 | Long (1918) | BEG | BEG, ASK ALMS | BEG, ASK ALMS: Hold out the right hand as a beggar does and draw it toward self several times, bending the fingers toward you at the same time. Repeat several times. | 62 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=505&refid=long1918 | |
| 65 | Michaels (1923) | BEG | BEG | BEG: 1. Hold your left forearm in front of you with the palm of the hand turned downward. 2. Put your right hand under the left forearm near the wrist. 3. Move the hands in this position in a round about way. 4. Meanwhile draw in and extend the fingers of the right hand. | 30 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=65&refid=michaels1923 | |
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