Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
December 21, 2024
Search: DARK
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 214 | Higgins (1923) | DARK | DARK | DARK: Pass vertical hands, palms inward, across the face from sides until hands are crossed at wrists. (Night). | 41 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=214&refid=higgins1923 |
| 878 | Long (1918) | DARK | DARK | DARK: Draw the forefinger of the right "G" hand across the right eyebrow from left to right; then bringing the open hands, palm to self, up in front, pass the right before the face toward the left and the left similarly toward the right so they pass each other in front of the face. The first part of the sign, drawing finger over eyebrow, is usually omitted. XVIII,346. | 97 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=878&refid=long1918 |
| 151 | Michaels (1923) | DARK | DARK | DARK: 1. Pass the palms before the eyes, letting the hands eclipse in front of the eyes. 2. Close the eyes. | 47 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=151&refid=michaels1923 |
| 416 | Michaels (1923) | DARK | NIGHT | NIGHT: 1. Pass the palms of your hands close by the face. 2. Let the hands eclipse before your eyes. 3. Close the eyes: (see dark). | 95 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=416&refid=michaels1923 |
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| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 32 | Dougherty (1913) | DARK | N/A | ONE 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. | 5 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=32 |
| 109 | Erd (1913) | DARK | N/A | minnehaha:pose:hands-on-chest pose:hands-up(in_fear) pose:hands-up(in_fear) EYES 3P-POSS DIE(pitch) LOOK-AT-1P ACROSS DARK(pitch,int). | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=109 |
| 146 | Erd (1913) | DARK | N/A | DURING(rest) HEAR(pitch,l-hand) YELL(pitch,r-hand,-to-rt) 3P-POSS(lt) M-I-N-N-E-H-A-H-A pose:reach-out(-to-rt) gs:COME-HERE+(-to-lt) ACROSS(pitch,lt) DARK(pitch,lt). | 15 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=146 |
| 306 | Erd (1913) | DARK | N/A | SAY gs:NOTHING WORD++(arc,lt-to-lc) DO(pitch,rt) gs:NOTHING SEEM SAME KNOW gs:NOTHING WHEN ALL-NIGHT~cl:C//B(sunrise,lt) RED~cl:5(glimmer,lt), KNOW(pitch) gs:NOTHING WHEN AFTERNOON~cl:F//B(sunset,rt) cl:B(darkness-come-down,rt) DARK(rt) SUN~cl:C(moonrise-to-apex,rt) | 31 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=306 |
| 291 | Hubbard (1913) | DARK | N/A | NIGHT DARK, PEOPLE SLEEP gs:NOTHING LISTEN gs:RING-BELLS KNOW gs:OH-WELL 3P-IX(rt) GO-AWAY(rt^) TO 3P-POSS(rt) GOOD(rf)~PRAISE++ | 33 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hubbard&glossid=291 |