Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 25, 2024

Search: CLASS

BOOKS:
Entry ID Book Source Reference Gloss Author’s gloss Description Page URL
262Higgins (1923) LIQUID-CLASS~DYEDYEDYE: Make the sign for any color, (In the picture the color indicated is "Red"), then with both hands palms down and finger tips as if grasping the wet clothes, which are dipped up and down into the coloring fluids.49hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=262&refid=higgins1923
550Long (1918) CLASSCLASSFor "class," bring the "C" hands out and draw them toward each other to a central point.66hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=550&refid=long1918
216Michaels (1923) LIQUID-CLASS~gs:SWAT~gs:SQUEEZE-FLEA~gs:FLEA-HOP-AWAYFLEAFLEA: 1. Dampen your index finger with your lips. 2. Swat the finger on some part of the arm. 3. Pretend you have something between the thumb and index finger and mash it. 4. Move the hand out in a jumping manner, relax the fingers as if something got away.59hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=216&refid=michaels1923
FILMS:
Tag ID Signer(Year) Reference Gloss   Context Segment URL
191Cloud (1913) CLASSN/ADEAF HERE(rf) pn:AMERICA UNDER 1P-POSS-PL N-A-D CLASS END ESTABLISH AT pn:WASHINGTON ONE SHAPE FOR 3P-POSS OTHER LOVE HONOR FRIEND HELP~AGENT T-H-O-M-A-S H-O-P-K-I-N-S G-A-L-L-A-D-E-T.8hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=cloud&glossid=191
310Erd (1913) CLASSN/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=310
276Fay (1913) CLASSN/AEXACT TIME+~SEVEN D-M pn:PEDRO ARRIVE WITH SEVERAL(2h,rc) MALE~FANCY++ CLASS(rc) 3P-POSS(lt) ...20hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fay&glossid=276
19Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/AT-H-E D-O-O-N-E F-A-M-I-L-Y, CLASS NOBLE IN pn:ENGLAND(lt)2hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=19
25Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/ABUT DET-IX(It) CLASS (It) ROBBER~STEAL~AGENT3hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=25
41Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/AONCE THAT(1h) CLASS ON WAY CATCH ONE FEMALE~FANCY pn:FRANCE WITH FEMALE~cl-d:B(small-height,l-hand) OLD(r-hand) FIVE(l-hand)5hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=41
53Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/AAND CLASS TAKE(-from-lt) ALL 3P-POSS-PL MONEY EARRING~BROOCH~YELLOW AND FEMALE~cl-d:B(small-height) TAKE GO-AWAY(-to-lt_shoulder)6hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=53
85Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/ATHAT(1h) FEMALE~cl-d:B(small-height,l-hand) TRUE CHANGE NAME L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E AND(l-hand) GROWUP(l-hand) IN CLASS(lt) THAT(1h,lt) F-A-M-I-L-Y 8hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=85
113Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/AAND 3P-SELF(lt) DURING MALE~cl-d:B(small-height) IN SCHOOL 3P-POSS(lt) FATHER GET cl:1(bullet-hit-body) DIE(1h,l-hand) FROM D-O-O-N-E-S CLASS(rc)10hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=113
122Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/AAND J-O-H-N HAVE A FEEL STRONG AGAINST(rt) THAT(1h,rt) CLASS(rc)11hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=122
273Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/A3P-IX(lc) CLASS IN CITY(lc) L-Y-N-T-O-N DURING WEEK(rep) SEVERAL(l-hand) 27hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=273
290Gallaudet (1910) INITIAL-W~LIQUID-CLASS~oceanN/AL-Y-N-T-O-N(l-hand) NEAR(lt) THAT(1h) WHERE T-H-E L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E C-O-U-N-T-R-Y ALL-OVER NEAR(lt) INITIAL-W~LIQUID-CLASS~cl-d:55(ocean,-to-lt) B-R-I-S-T-O-L C-H-A-N-N-E-L(l-hand), AND ROCK~cl-d:BB(up-steep-cliff,rt) VERY BEAUTIFUL U-N-I-Q-U-E28hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=290
323Gallaudet (1910) INITIAL-W~LIQUID-CLASS~oceanN/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=323
341Gallaudet (1910) LIQUID-CLASS~oceanN/AWALK cl-trace:1(walkway,-to-rt) NEAR(-to-X) MIND~SPIN SOME(rep2x) THINK~SUPERIOR FEEL(2h) FEAR FALL(2h,rt) IN LIQUID-CLASS~cl-d:55(ocean,-to-rt) cl-d-trace:B(path-dn,-to-rt)32hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=341
348Gallaudet (1910) LIQUID-CLASS~oceanN/ATHAT(rep,1h) VERY U-N-U-S-U-A-L RELATED O-F LIQUID-CLASS~cl-d:55(ocean,-to-rt) AND ROCK~cl-d:BB(up-and-fwd-to-lt) 33hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=348
546Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/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=546
710Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/AAND(l-hand) 3P-SELF(rc) HAVE A MALE~BORN VERY THINK~SUCCEED FOR LEAVE-FROM(-to-rt) 3P-POSS EAT~BED RELATED(ctr-to-lt) T-H-E D-O-O-N-E-S CLASS(l-hand,lt)62hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=710
993Gallaudet (1910) CLASSN/AAND NOW WORD SEVERAL(2h) TO DEAF CLASS pn:AMERICA86hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=993
65Hotchkiss (1913) CLASSN/AAMONG CLASS(po_up) 2P-IX-PL(arc) ALL KNOW L-A-U-R-E-N-T C-L-E-R-C6hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=65
579Hotchkiss (1913) CLASSN/AAMONG CLASS TWO MOST THAN OTHER FIRST(2h) D-R T-U-R-N-E-R OVER-ALL SCHOOL, SECOND(2h) M-R B-A-R-T-L-E-T-T pn:BARTLETT 56hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=579
67McGregor (1913) CLASSN/AOR 3P-SELF(rc) FRIEND FOLLOW~AGENT SEVERAL(2h) CLASS(diminutive,lt-to-rt), TELL-3P(rt) 1P-POSS-PL(at_rt) FATHER ASK-QUESTION?7hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=67
99McGregor (1913) CLASSN/AIN THAT(1h,lt) CLASS(exp) MANY+(int) FROM pn:ROME pn:GREECE pn:EUROPE.12hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=99
107McGregor (1913) CLASSN/AIN THAT(1h,lt) CLASS(exp) MANY+(int) FROM pn:EGYPT~PYRAMID THERE(rt,arc) NEAR++13hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=107
115McGregor (1913) CLASSN/ATO THAT(1h,rt) CLASS(exp) pn:JESUS TELL 14hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=115
186McGregor (1913) LIQUID-CLASS~ocean-to-SPREADN/AROCK~cl-d:55(mountain,lt) DRY~cl-d:55(spread,rt) LIQUID-CLASS~cl-d:55(ocean)-to-gs:SPREAD(ctr) INTERFERE-1P++(rt-to-lt) GOING+(lt-to-rt) 20hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=186
280McGregor (1913) LIQUID-CLASS~RAINN/AHAPPEN THERE(rt) IN pn:CHINA(2h) LIQUID-CLASS~RAIN(wg) FLOOD(prog) DIE(2h-alt) 29hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=280