Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
December 11, 2024
Search: DEVIL
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Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
238 | Higgins (1923) | DEVIL | DEVIL | DEVIL: Right and left bent indices and middles towards sides of head to represent horns. (Satan) (Demon). | 45 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=238&refid=higgins1923 |
914 | Long (1918) | DEVIL | DEVIL | DEVIL: Place the ends of the thumbs of the "3" hands at side of the head, the forefingers and middle fingers pointing outward; bend and unbend the fingers, indicating the supposed horns of his satanic majesty. XIX,359 | 100 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=914&refid=long1918 |
915 | Long (1918) | DEVIL~DOWN | HELL | HELL: Sign "devil," then with the right "G" hand pointing down let the hand descend as far as it can. | 101 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=915&refid=long1918 |
1109 | Long (1918) | DEVIL~DOWN | HELL | HELL: Eternal, fire. | 121 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=1109&refid=long1918 |
158 | Michaels (1923) | DEVIL | DEVIL | DEVIL:1. Extend and part the index and middle fingers of both hands, other fingers closed.2. Hold the hands near the sides of the eyes, and draw in and extend the fingers two or three times.3. Have an evil look. | 48 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=158&refid=michaels1923 |
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Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
701 | Hotchkiss (1913) | DEVIL | N/A | BUT DEVIL+++ SEE(-to-lt) pn:JESUS(lt) DIE(1h,l-hand,lt), pose:hands-in-air HAPPY pose:stomping-and-wringing-hands NOW 1P-IX CAN TAKE(2h,-to-lc)~ALL-OVER(lc) ALL(exp) EARTH(lc) TRUE(int) | 66 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=701 |
745 | Hotchkiss (1913) | DEVIL | N/A | BUT DEVIL SEE(-to-lt) pn:JESUS(lt) GET-UP(lt), WRONG(2h) FAIL(-to-rt), pose:turns-around FLY~gs:GO-AWAY(-to-rt-bwd) | 70 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=745 |