Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 19, 2024

Search: HORSE

BOOKS:
Entry ID Book Source Reference Gloss Author’s gloss Description Page URL
408Higgins (1923) HORSEHORSEHORSE: Vertical "H" hands at either side of head, palms outward and fingers moved to represent the ears of a horse.74hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=408&refid=higgins1923
826Long (1918) HORSEHORSEHORSE: Place the "H" hands against the head, one on either side, pointing upward; work them backward and forward a few times, indicating the ears. XVII,324.92hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=826&refid=long1918
848Long (1918) HORSE~cl-d-trace:L:(stripe-on-body)ZEBRAZEBRA: Make sign for "horse;" then with thumb and forefinger as in "tiger" represent stripes against the sides of the body.93hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=848&refid=long1918
300Michaels (1923) HORSEHORSEHORSE: 1. Put the extended index and middle fingers of both hands to the side of the head near the ears. 2. Move the fingers forward and back as a horse moves its ears.74hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=300&refid=michaels1923
FILMS:
Tag ID Signer(Year) Reference Gloss   Context Segment URL
15Bryant (1915) ride-horseN/AONE BEAUTIFUL WARM ALL-DAY fs:NOV NINETEEN ONE~THOUSAND EIGHT~HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE PRESIDENT L-I-N-C-O-L-N GOING(-to-X) ARRIVE(-to-X) HERE cl:LEGSonB(ride-horse) ON HORSE(2h) IN PEOPLE(rf)~CLASS(rt) ABOVE TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE 1hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=bryant&glossid=15
17Bryant (1915) HORSEN/AONE BEAUTIFUL WARM ALL-DAY fs:NOV NINETEEN ONE~THOUSAND EIGHT~HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE PRESIDENT L-I-N-C-O-L-N GOING(-to-X) ARRIVE(-to-X) HERE cl:LEGSonB(ride-horse) ON HORSE(2h) IN PEOPLE(rf)~CLASS(rt) ABOVE TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE 1hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=bryant&glossid=17
814Gallaudet (1910) ride-horseN/AMALE(l-hand) FEMALE(l-hand) FANCY(rep2x) FROM PLACE(rep,rt-to-lt) FAR(rt) FAR(l-hand_dom,lt) FAR(ctr) cl:LEGSonB(ride-horse), cl:LEGSonB(sidestraddle) IN CLOTHES RED AND VARIOUS CLOTHES GATHER ON A M-O-O-R MILE(rep,fwd) FOUR, FIVE FROM L-Y-N-T-O-N(l-hand) FOR(l-hand) SHOOT-GUN(rep,2h,rt-to-ctr) DEER(rep,2h)70hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=814
851Gallaudet (1910) ride-horseN/AAND THAT(1h) SEE ALL-DAY VERY LIKE SEE MALE(rc)~FEMALE(rc)~PEOPLE MANY(rep4x,arc,hands_diverge) cl:LEGSonB(ride-horse) ACROSS(rep2x,rt-to-lt) TRAVEL(rep4x,hands_diverge,all-over_lt-and-rt)72hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=851
141Marshall (1920) mount-horse-to-rideN/A1P-IX(rf) OVER-THERE(rt) SEE pn:WASHINGTON pose:mount-horse-to-ride 21hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=marshall&glossid=141
195Marshall (1920) mount-horse-to-rideN/A1P-IX(rf) gs:OVER-THERE(rt) gs:SEE MANY+ ARMY pose:mount-horse-to-ride, SHOOT-PISTOL(2h-alt)29hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=marshall&glossid=195
191McGregor (1913) ride-horseN/AYEAR++ NEED++ cl:LEGSonB(ride-horse) HORSE, CAMEL OR cl-i:XxXx(carriage) gs:OH-WELL PEOPLE(rf) FEEL FAR(rt) 21hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=191
192McGregor (1913) HORSEN/AYEAR++ NEED++ cl:LEGSonB(ride-horse) HORSE, CAMEL OR cl-i:XxXx(carriage) gs:OH-WELL PEOPLE(rf) FEEL FAR(rt) 21hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=192