Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
December 11, 2024
Search: GIVE
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Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
351 | Higgins (1923) | GIVE | GIVE | GIVE: Both "&" hands supine as if holding something between fingers and thumbs, moved forward-upward and down, fingers opening to point outward, giving something to another. (If it is to give to me, the sign is moved in the reverse direction, ending with closed "&" hands pointing to oneself.) ("Apply" i.e. In the sense of giving grace to soul.) | 65 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=351&refid=higgins1923 |
623 | Higgins (1923) | GIVE-GIFT | PRESENT | PRESENT: Both "A" hands, thumbs pointing outward, as if holding something between them and the indices, and both hands brought down frontwards as if to place that something on the table. (Gift). | 110 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=623&refid=higgins1923 |
311 | Long (1918) | GIVE | GIVE | GIVE: Bring out hand, make motion as of taking up something, and give to imaginary person. | 45 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=311&refid=long1918 |
418 | Long (1918) | GIVE-1P~KEEP | BORROW | BORROW: Make sign for "Give to me to keep." | 54 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=418&refid=long1918 |
419 | Long (1918) | GIVE-2P~KEEP | LEND | LEND: "Give you, keep." | 54 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=419&refid=long1918 |
393 | Long (1918) | HELP | HELP, AID, BENEFIT, GIVE ASSISTANCE | HELP, AID, BENEFIT, GIVE ASSISTANCE: Place the right open hand under the left "A" hand and lift it up. | 52 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=393&refid=long1918 |
388 | Long (1918) | PAY-ATTENTION | ATTEND, GIVE ATTENTION TO | ATTEND, GIVE ATTENTION TO: Place the hands at either side of the head like blinders on a bridle; move the hands forward to indicate that the sight is to be confined within those limits. | 51 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=388&refid=long1918 |
246 | Michaels (1923) | GIVE | GIVE | GIVE:1. Close the fingers around the thumb, either hand.2. Move the hand forward as far as convenient.3. Relax the fingers and drop the hand as giving something. (Usually move the hand toward the object given to, if present). | 64 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=246&refid=michaels1923 |
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Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
120 | Cloud (1913) | GIVE-GIFT | N/A | NOW HAVE IN pn:FRANCE NEAR+ P-A-R-I-S IN CITY(circ) V-E-R-S-L-E-S ONE FANCY SHAPE ESTABLISH PLACE gs:WHAT(rf) D-E L-E-P-E TRUE BORN, LARGE IN SHAPE BEAUTIFUL IMAGE AND DEAF MALE MAKE; 3P-IX(rc) GIVE-GIFT BY DEAF FRANCE. | 4 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=cloud&glossid=120 |
305 | Cloud (1913) | GIVE | N/A | ALLOW 1P-IX-PL ESTABLISH UNDER N-A-D CONTROL AT INDEFINITE AREA FUTURE DECIDE, ONE SHAPE BECOME STAY KNOW~STAY AND CONTINUE SHOW(rt-to-lc) fs:OF LOVE HONOR pn:AMERICA DEAF HAVE FOR MALE THAT(1h) WHO ESTABLISH FIRST(2h) fs:PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DEAF, WHO ESTABLISH MOST SUCCEED WAY TEACH DEAF, WHO GIVE DEAF FINGERSPELLING, WHO(rf) GIVE(rf) DEAF SIGN, C-H-A-R-L-E-S M-I-C-H-E-L D-E L-'-E-P-E-E. | 13 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=cloud&glossid=305 |
309 | Cloud (1913) | GIVE | N/A | ALLOW 1P-IX-PL ESTABLISH UNDER N-A-D CONTROL AT INDEFINITE AREA FUTURE DECIDE, ONE SHAPE BECOME STAY KNOW~STAY AND CONTINUE SHOW(rt-to-lc) fs:OF LOVE HONOR pn:AMERICA DEAF HAVE FOR MALE THAT(1h) WHO ESTABLISH FIRST(2h) fs:PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DEAF, WHO ESTABLISH MOST SUCCEED WAY TEACH DEAF, WHO GIVE DEAF FINGERSPELLING, WHO(rf) GIVE(rf) DEAF SIGN, C-H-A-R-L-E-S M-I-C-H-E-L D-E L-'-E-P-E-E. | 13 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=cloud&glossid=309 |
78 | Dougherty (1913) | GIVE | N/A | MOM~DAD BOTH DECIDE SPEND(rf)~COLLECT MONEY GIVE(-to-rt) SON GROWUP LEARN BECOME DOCTOR HELP FIND WAY T-O CHANGE(rf) REMOVE SUFFER-PAIN AMONG(rf) PEOPLE. | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=78 |
156 | Dougherty (1913) | GIVE | N/A | THEN E-T-H-E-R GIVE(2h) FOLLOW FUTURE(rf) VOMIT+ BAD. | 17 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=156 |
311 | Dougherty (1913) | give-chloroform | N/A | FROM-THEN-ON(rf) FUTURE QUEEN V-I-C-T-O-R-I-A 3P-SELF(rt) LITTLE-BIT BECOME(bs:rt) MOTHER(bs:rt) 3P-POSS(rt) FEMALE~DOCTOR GET C-H-L-O-R-O-F-O-R-M cl-i:O(-from-nose)-to-cl-i:B(give-chloroform) BORN SUCCEED WITH TROUBLE(neg) PAIN(neg) gs:NOTHING(neg). | 32 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=311 |
339 | Dougherty (1913) | GIVE-GIFT | N/A | QUEEN APPRECIATE MUCH WITH DOCTOR THAT(1h,rt), GIVE-GIFT(rt) HONOR(rt) NAMED T-I-T-L-E GIVE(rt) D-..S-I.. J-A-M-E-S Y-O-U-N-G S-I-M-P-S-O-N B-A-R-O-N-E-T | 35 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=339 |
343 | Dougherty (1913) | GIVE | N/A | QUEEN APPRECIATE MUCH WITH DOCTOR THAT(1h,rt), GIVE-GIFT(rt) HONOR(rt) NAMED T-I-T-L-E GIVE(rt) D-..S-I.. J-A-M-E-S Y-O-U-N-G S-I-M-P-S-O-N B-A-R-O-N-E-T | 35 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=343 |
50 | Fox (1915) | GIVE-GIFT | N/A | END 3P-IX(rt) LECTURE 3P-IX(rf) gs:GO~gs:SIT(-to-rt), ONE(l-hand) FRIEND gs:TAP-3P(-to-rt) PRAISE(-to-rt) GIVE-GIFT(rt) DET-IX(rt) LECTURE BEAUTIFUL(l-hand) | 7 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=50 |
177 | Fox (1915) | GIVE-GIFT | N/A | 1P-IX-PL cl-p:CC(gather) ON ONE LARGE WAR LAND~ALL-OVER THAT(1h) WAR FOR(l-hand) cl:CC(set-aside-to-rt) SOME(rc) THAT(1h,rt) LAND(rt) FOR ONE LAST REST PLACE FOR(rc) THAT(1h,rt) ARMY+ WHO HERE GIVE-GIFT(up) 3P-POSS(rc) LIVE SO-AS THAT(2h) NATION CAN LIVE. | 16 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=177 |
200 | Fox (1915) | GIVE-GIFT~set-aside | N/A | BUT IN(rf) ONE SUPERIOR UNDERSTAND 1P-IX-PL CANT+ GIVE-GIFT~cl:CC(set-aside,rt) | 18 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=200 |
203 | Fox (1915) | GIVE-GIFT~BOW-DOWN~HONOR | N/A | 1P-IX-PL(rf) CANT+ GIVE-GIFT~BOW-DOWN~HONOR(rt) | 19 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=203 |
270 | Fox (1915) | GIVE | N/A | TRUE GOOD FOR(rf) 1P-IX-PL WHO LIVE HERE FOR CHANGE PAY-ATTENTION(-to-rt) TO(rt) THAT(2h) DO LEAVE-THERE(lc) END(lc) NOT-YET,THAT(2h) DO 3P-SELF+(rt) GIVE(lc) LAST FULL WORTH 3P-POSS(rt) REST | 23 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=270 |
199 | Gallaudet (1910) | GIVE-GIFT | N/A | THAT(1h) HAPPEN(rep2x,lt-to-rt) IN BOOK L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E GIVE-GIFT(-to-lt) NAME(lt) TO LAND~ALL-OVER IN S-O-M-E-R-S-E-T(l-hand) AND D-E-V-O-N-O-N-T-I-O-S(r-hand) NAMED T-H-E L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E C-O-U-N-T-R-Y AND(l-hand) THAT(1h,l-hand) 1P-IX PURPOSE STORY NOW | 21 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=199 |
647 | Gallaudet (1910) | GIVE | N/A | THERE(rt) ALL NEAR(rep3x,small_arc) THAT(1h) GIVE KNOW~STAY R-O-C-K C-R-E-E-K P-A-R-K NEAR pn:WASHINGTON-DC VERY BEAUTIFUL LIKE | 58 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=647 |
35 | Hanson (1913) | GIVE | N/A | 1P-IX LIKE INVITE(-from-lt) FOR GIVE(2h,rf) STORY AWHILE THAT(2h) MALE FROM M-I-C-H-I-G-A-N, M-R W-I-L-L-I-S H-U-B-B-A-R-D. | 3 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hanson&glossid=35 |
15 | Hotchkiss (1913) | GIVE | N/A | THAT(1h,rt) N-A-D GIVE(rf,-to-lt) HONOR(-to-lt,bow) PICK-FROM(-from-lt) FOR STORY DISTRIBUTE. | 3 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=15 |
263 | Hotchkiss (1913) | GIVE | N/A | GIVE DET-IX-PL(X-to-arc) CHILDREN UNDERSTAND HOW BIG CHANGE(exp) IN UNDERSTAND DISTRIBUTE TWO DET-IX-DUAL SENTENCE ABOUT WORD L-I-V-E(lc) AND E-A-T(rc) cl:L:L:(exchange-words) | 24 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=263 |
567 | Hotchkiss (1913) | GIVE | N/A | THINK~SUPERIOR EVERY+++ DEAF SPEAK MALE NEED gs:ORDERED-TO-GO(rt-to-lt) GOING(-to-lt) pn:CLERC C-L-E-R-C AND MONEY GIVE(-to-lt) FOR 3P-POSS(lt) TEACH(-to-rt) SO-AS ALL GET UNDERSTAND 3P-POSS(lt) SPIRIT SIGN | 55 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=567 |
679 | Hotchkiss (1913) | GIVE | N/A | HEAVEN~THERE(up_rt) ANGEL SING GIVE(up_rt) GOD SEE(l-hand,lt) pn:JESUS(lt) DIE(1h,l-hand,lt), SAD STOP SING CRY(1h) | 64 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=679 |
691 | Hotchkiss (1913) | GIVE | N/A | D-A-V-I-D DET-IX(up_rt) gs:STRUM-HARP GIVE(up_rt) GOD SING, SEE(l-hand,lt) pn:JESUS DIE(2h), gs:STRUM-HARP STOP gs:HOLD-HARP | 65 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=691 |
336 | Hubbard (1913) | GIVE | N/A | TIME-PERIOD NOW 1P-IX-PL GET-OPPORTUNITY AGAIN N-A-D COME HERE HONOR(bow) GIVE 1P-POSS-PL (false-start) KNOW~STAY 1P-POSS-PL FRIEND AND MALE~cl-d:B(height) NOBLE. | 36 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hubbard&glossid=336 |
178 | Marshall (1920) | GIVE | N/A | 1P-IX WANT(rt) GET(-from-rt) WRAPUP(rt) pose:put-in-pocket BRING(-to-lt) LOVE FEMALE J-E-M-I-M-A GIVE(-to-lt). | 26 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=marshall&glossid=178 |
36 | McGregor (1912) | GIVE-2P | N/A | bs:-to-rt W-H-Y(slow,int) NEGATIVE GIVE-2P SWEET cl-d-trace:1onB(cake)? | 6 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&glossid=36 |
67 | McGregor (1912) | GIVE | N/A | 3P-IX(lt) DEAF WANT GIVE(rt), gs:OH-WELL! GIVE(rt) SAY++++. | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&glossid=67 |
69 | McGregor (1912) | GIVE | N/A | 3P-IX(lt) DEAF WANT GIVE(rt), gs:OH-WELL! GIVE(rt) SAY++++. | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&glossid=69 |
90 | McGregor (1912) | GIVE | N/A | bs:-to-rt gs:NO-NO 2P-IX UNDERSTAND gs:NOTHING, 1P-IX-PL KNOW GOOD LIVE(rf) GIVE RED~SUGAR cl-d-trace:1onB(cake,3x). | 13 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&glossid=90 |
416 | Veditz (1913) | GIVE | N/A | KEEP AND(rf) GIVE++(lt-to-rt) TO(rt) FUTURE(rt) C-O-M-I-N-G G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-S. | 37 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=416 |
436 | Veditz (1913) | GIVE | N/A | MANY+ TRY LOOK-AFTER(2h,up-to-lt) GIVE(lt-to-rt) 3P-POSS(rc_facing_lt) SIGN. | 39 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=436 |
443 | Veditz (1913) | GIVE | N/A | BUT ONE KNOW HOW GIVE(lt-to-rt) CAN, ONE THROUGH M-O-V-I-N-G P-I-C-T-U-R-E F-I-L-M-S. | 40 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=443 |
468 | Veditz (1913) | GIVE | N/A | END MAKE GIVE(2h_diverge) cl-d:SonB(film)~PHOTOGRAPH++++ (lc-to-rt). | 42 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=468 |
614 | Veditz (1913) | GIVE | N/A | 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) MUST THAT(2h) VARIOUS F-I-L-M-S FOR LOOK-AT(2h,up) AND KEEP NEAT, GIVE++(ctr-to-rt) 1P-POSS-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) BEAUTIFUL SIGN SAME+ HAVE NOW+. | 56 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=614 |
669 | Veditz (1913) | GIVE | N/A | 1P-IX HOPE+ 1P-IX-PL(arc-to-1P) ALL FUTURE LOVE AND PROTECT(arc,lt-to-rt) 1P-POSS-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) BEAUTIFUL S-I-G-N L-A-N-G-U-A-G-E(ctr-to-rt) A-S T-H-E N-O-B-L-E-S-T(lt-to-rt) G-I-F-T(ctr) GOD~DET-IX(up) GIVE TO DEAF pose:bow. | 59 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=669 |