Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
November 2, 2024
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Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
565 | Higgins (1923) | NOW | NOW | NOW: Both supine hands before body, hands pointing outward, fingers bent upward, both hands dropped a trifle. (Present) ("This" i.e., meaning "Present" as in "This day"). (Also "About" when "About" means present time.) | 100 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=565&refid=higgins1923 |
704 | Higgins (1923) | UP-TILL-NOW | SINCE | SINCE: Horizontal indices of prone hands, opposed before the left shoulder moved back-up-out-down-out. | 124 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=704&refid=higgins1923 |
17 | Long (1918) | NOW | PRESENT, NOW | For the PRESENT, same as "now," i.e., Hold the open or bent hands, in front, from the sides, palms up, and drop them both at the same time with a slight jerking motion. In making the sign for any verb the tense is rarely given unless essential to make it specific. Usually tense is understood by inference. I,13. | 16 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=17&refid=long1918 |
697 | Long (1918) | NOW | NOW, PRESENT | NOW, PRESENT: Place the open hands pointing outward, palms up, in front, about the waist line; drop them a little rather quickly. | 80 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=697&refid=long1918 |
758 | Long (1918) | UP-TILL-NOW | SINCE | SINCE: Place the forefingers of the "G" hands above the right shoulder, end to end, but not touching; giving each a turn so the ends describe circles opposite each other, bring them both forward to the front. XV,299. | 85 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=758&refid=long1918 |
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Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
83 | Cloud (1913) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | 3P-SELF DEVIATE FROM fs:THE WAY GLORY PEOPLE BEFORE FOLLOW AND MAKE NEW WAY AND MOST FOR 3P-SELF IN gs:WHAT FUTURE(2h) FOLLOW BY S-I-C-A-R-D, C-L-E-R-C, fs:THE G-A-L-L-A-U-D-E-T-S AND ALL WHO UP-TILL-NOW WHO FUTURE BECOME TRUE FRIEND TEACH~AGENT DEAF. | 3 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=cloud&glossid=83 |
91 | Cloud (1913) | NOW | 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=91 |
260 | Cloud (1913) | NOW | N/A | BUT D-E L-E-P-E-E WHO ESTABLISH TEACH DEAF WORLD MUST WORTH HAVE ONE SUPERIOR HONOR KNOW~STAY FROM(rf)1P-IX-PL THAN 1P-IX-PL HAVE NOW. | 12 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=cloud&glossid=260 |
207 | Dougherty (1913) | NOW | N/A | AWHILE ONE~TWO(rf) WOMAN VISIT ENTER(-from-rt-to-ctr) gs:SHOCKED SEE THREE DOCTOR~FANCY+ NOW SILLY PLAY YELL(rf) gs:HEY AROUND. | 22 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=207 |
245 | Dougherty (1913) | NOW | N/A | AWHILE(exp) LAST WAKE-UP, D-R S-I-M-P-S-O-N YELL E-U-R-E-K-A 1P-IX END(rf) FIND I-T NOW! | 26 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=245 |
282 | Dougherty (1913) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | 3P-IX C-H-E-A-T GOD BETRAY GOD ANGRY(1h) WITH PEOPLE DET-IX-PL UP-TILL-NOW TIME E-V-E TEMPT A-D-A-M EAT(2h-alt) APPLE. | 29 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=282 |
108 | Draper (1915) | NOW | N/A | fs:IF 1P-IX fs:COULD TAKE-UP(ctr-to-rt) SEVERAL(2h) HEAVY(int) INSULT++(-to-1P) COME(1h) HERE TO 1P-IX NOW STILL(2h) TIME-PERIOD (false_start) COLLECT TIME-PERIOD HUSH~QUIET THINKING, 1P-IX APPRECIATE SEEK THAT(1h) ASK-QUESTION ABOUT ESTABLISH COLLEGE DEAF. | 13 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=draper&glossid=108 |
130 | Draper (1915) | NOW | N/A | MUST DECIDE NOW. | 15 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=draper&glossid=130 |
133 | Draper (1915) | NOW | N/A | MUST ARRANGE NOW. | 16 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=draper&glossid=133 |
153 | Draper (1915) | NOW | N/A | NOW FEEL+ THINK APPRECIATE AGREE(-to-rt) WITH THAT(1h,rt) DECIDE. | 18 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=draper&glossid=153 |
111 | Erd (1913) | NOW | N/A | IP-IX NOW FEEL 3P-POSS(lc) COLD HANDS LEAD(-to-lc) 1P-POSS ACROSS(lt) UNSEEN~DARK(pitch,lt). | 11 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=111 |
194 | Erd (1913) | NOW | N/A | old nokomis: ALLOW(rf) 3P-HON(lt) M-I-N-N-E-H-A-H-A pose:hands-clasped(-to-lt), ALLOW(up) 1P-IX BEFORE(pitch) DIE(2h,pitch) FOR 3P-IX(lt), ALLOW 1P-IX NOW DIE(pitch) SAME 3P-IX, pose:hands-clasped(pacing), pose:face-in-hand(moaning). | 20 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=194 |
7 | Fay (1913) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | 1P-POSS FRIEND~CLASS, DURING NEAR FIFTY YEAR+ UP-TILL-NOW 1P-IX RELATED HERE COLLEGE, MANY+++(arc) FAMOUS MALE(rf)~FEMALE COME VISIT HERE. | 1 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fay&glossid=7 |
38 | Fay (1913) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | IN THAT(1h) YEAR, pn:AMERICA CELEBRATE(1h) FREE UP-TILL-NOW ONE~HUNDRED YEAR+ WITH MUCH FANCY+(restr) SHOW IN CITY++(slight_arc) pn:PHILADELPHIA. | 3 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fay&glossid=38 |
134 | Fay (1913) | NOW | N/A | 1P-IX-PL HERE COLLEGE READ+ IN PAPER HOW NOW++ D-O-M pn:PEDRO IN CITY+++(rc) AND 1P-IX-PL WANT SUMMONS~INVITE(-from-rt) COME VISIT COLLEGE. | 9 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fay&glossid=134 |
30 | Fox (1915) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | pn:LINCOLN(1x) SAY+++++(ctr-to-rc-to-rt) ONE(l-hand) LECTURE UP-TILL-NOW 1P-IX-PL LOOK-AT-PAST(l-hand)/FEEL(bow_head-to-rt) WONDERFUL(3x) LECTURE | 5 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=30 |
77 | Fox (1915) | NOW | N/A | DAY NOW 1P-IX-PL LOOK-AT/THERE-HON LECTURE+ VARIOUS, pn:LINCOLN 3P-POSS(rt) G-E-T-Y-B-G A-D-R-E-S CONTINUE ONE(l-hand) CORRECT C-L-A-S-I-C, BEAUTIFUL, NEAT. | 11 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=77 |
127 | Fox (1915) | NOW | N/A | NOW 1P-IX-PL BIND~MIX IN ONE(rf) LARGE WAR BETWEEN 1P-POSS-PL PEOPLE FOR WEIGH-SCALE PROVE OR THAT(2h) NATION OR(rf) OTHER(rf)~ANY NATION SO-AS SHAPE(rc) SO-AS cl:CC(set-aside,-to-rt) CAN LONG CONTINUE | 15 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=127 |
290 | Fox (1915) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | TRUE BETTER FOR 1P-IX-PL~1P-SELF-PL PAY-ATTENTION+(rt) TO DET-IX(ctr) LEAVE-THERE(lc) END(lc) NOT-YET DO gs:WHAT 1P-POSS-PL(rf) ARMY++ UP-TILL-NOW PROGRESS. | 24 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=290 |
217 | Gallaudet (1910) | NOW | 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=217 |
223 | Gallaudet (1910) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | THAT(rep,2h) TO THAT(1h) LAND CONTINUE(1h) UP-TILL-NOW THIRTY YEAR MANY(rep,lt) MALE(rf)~FEMALE(rf)~PEOPLE(rf) cl-p:55(mass-approach,lt-to-ctr) LOOK-AT(1h-to-rt) PLACE(rep,rt-to-lt) HAPPEN(rep,ctr-to-lt) LIKE IN THAT(1h,lt) STORY | 22 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=223 |
421 | Gallaudet (1910) | NOW | N/A | NOW RELATED(-to-lt) THAT(rep2x,1h) NEAR(-to-X) LAND~ALL-OVER VERY BEAUTIFUL ONCE~TWICE cl-d:55(wavy-movement-fwd,rolling-meadows,rt-to-lt) C-O-L-O-R-S ON LAND | 39 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=421 |
507 | Gallaudet (1910) | NOW | N/A | NOW CONTINUE(2h) GOOD VERY GROW(rep2x,ctr-to-lt) ENOUGH(rep,lt) NEAT(lt) | 45 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=507 |
588 | Gallaudet (1910) | NOW | N/A | AND IN THAT(2h,rt) NOW SOME(rep) LEAVE-THERE(rc) ROCK R-U-I-N-S SHOW OLD(2h) HOUSE AGO D-O-O-N-E-S LIVE IN THAT(rep2x,2h) | 52 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=588 |
601 | Gallaudet (1910) | NOW | N/A | NOW (neg) cl:XxXx(crumble,twisting _mov_at_wrists_showing-ruins,rt-to-lt) ALL~WIPE-AWAY. | 53 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=601 |
681 | Gallaudet (1910) | NOW | N/A | VERY FANCY ROCK BUILD LARGE WITH cl-d:CC(rep2x,column,lt,ctr,rt) MALE RICH HAVE KEEP NOW | 60 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=681 |
838 | Gallaudet (1910) | NOW | N/A | AND IN THAT(2h) LAND NOW DEER(2h) ENOUGH(rep2x) MANY(rep2x,arc,hands_diverge) | 71 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=838 |
878 | Gallaudet (1910) | NOW | N/A | 1P-SELF BUY IN L-Y-N-T-O-N ONE cl-d:55(across-chest) S-K-I-N O-F A BEAUTIFUL S-T-A-G AND HAVE IN 1P-POSS HOUSE(lc) NOW FOR KNOW~STAY T-H-E L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E C-O-U-N-T-R-Y | 75 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=878 |
988 | Gallaudet (1910) | NOW | N/A | AND NOW WORD SEVERAL(2h) TO DEAF CLASS pn:AMERICA | 86 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=988 |
1000 | Gallaudet (1910) | NOW | N/A | 2P-IX-PL THINK 1P-IX A L-O-A-F-E-R NOW | 87 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=1000 |
15 | Hanson (1913) | NOW | N/A | NOW N-A-D cl-p:CC(gather) IN CITY(circ) C-L-E-V-E-L-A-N-D BEAUTIFUL NOW AFTERNOON 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) HERE SHOW HONOR TO THAT(1h) FRIEND. | 2 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hanson&glossid=15 |
22 | Hanson (1913) | NOW | N/A | NOW N-A-D cl-p:CC(gather) IN CITY(circ) C-L-E-V-E-L-A-N-D BEAUTIFUL NOW AFTERNOON 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) HERE SHOW HONOR TO THAT(1h) FRIEND. | 2 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hanson&glossid=22 |
444 | Hotchkiss (1913) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | THAT(1h,lt) STATUE 3P-IX-PL(ctr) MONEY~PAY(2h-alt) MONTH-2~3-several++ UP-TILL-NOW FOR MAKE SCULPT cl:BB(scrape-clean) CHANGE EXACT AGAIN | 44 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=444 |
479 | Hotchkiss (1913) | WELL-NOW | N/A | pn:CLERC gs:WELL-NOW 1P-HON DONT-KNOW BUT 1P-IX APPRECIATE THERE(rt) BESIDE pn:GALLAUDET(l-hand) THERE(lt,l-hand) BESIDE. | 49 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=479 |
708 | Hotchkiss (1913) | NOW | 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=708 |
126 | Hubbard (1913) | UP-TILL-NOW~NOW | N/A | DURING TIME-PERIOD THAT(1h), COLLEGE IN pn:WASHINGTON-DC HAVE PROBLEM+TROUBLE, 3P-SELF SUPPORT HELP INFLUENCE MAKE MANY PEOPLE AGREE(lt) FUTURE(dn,lt) COLLEGE(lt) ESTABLISH(lt) ON(lt) STRONG(lt) CONTINUE(lt) UP-TILL-NOW~NOW(lt). | 13 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hubbard&glossid=126 |
326 | Hubbard (1913) | NOW | N/A | DEAF ALL PAY(2h,ctr) MAKE 3P-POSS(rf) SHAPE~BONE~SCULPTURE cl-i:SS(place-statue-to-lt) IN(lc) COLLEGE(lc) CRUCIFY(rf)~CHURCH(lc) STILL(lc) NOW(lc). | 35 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hubbard&glossid=326 |
328 | Hubbard (1913) | NOW | 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=328 |
51 | McGregor (1912) | NOW | N/A | NO-NO INTELLIGENT BUT 3P-IX(lt) SAME(exp,int) NOW MANY+ TEACH~AGENT WANT+ HELP(-to-rt) DEAF, | 8 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&glossid=51 |
215 | McGregor (1913) | NOW~DAY | N/A | BUT NOW~DAY gs:WHAT? 1P-IX-PL FIND(1h) THERE-HON(arc) DIFFERENT WORLD PROGRESS+++(fwd) | 23 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=215 |
247 | McGregor (1913) | NOW | N/A | 1P-IX-PL NOW UNDERSTAND CLEAR TRUE WORD+ 1P-POSS-PL FATHER | 26 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=247 |
272 | McGregor (1913) | NOW | N/A | THAT++(2h) FEEL++(lt_side) SPIRIT BROTHER SPREAD(prog) NOW DAY EXPAND+(prog) DAILY++ | 28 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=272 |
4 | Regensburg (1913) | NOW | N/A | LADY GENTLEMAN(l-hand) 2P-HON, NOW 1P-IX-PL(rf) INTRODUCE D-R G T D-O-U-G-H-E-R-T-Y O-F C-H-I-C-A-G-O I-L-L | 1 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=regensburg&glossid=4 |
81 | Veditz (1913) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | FOR YEAR+ THIRTY-THREE UP-TILL-NOW THAT(2h) pn:FRANCE DEAF SEE(-to-lc) WITH EYES FULL CRY, WITH HEART BREAK, THAT(1h) BEAUTIFUL L-A-N-G-U-A-G-E O-F S-I-G-N-S FIRED FROM 3P-POSS(-to-lt) SCHOOL(lt). | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=81 |
104 | Veditz (1913) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | YEAR+ THIRTY-THREE UP-TILL-NOW 3P-SELF-PL(rt-to-lt) TRY STRUGGLE WAR(-to-lt) FOR AGAIN ESTABLISH(lc) IN SCHOOL(lt); | 11 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=104 |
117 | Veditz (1913) | UP-TILL-NOW | N/A | BUT YEAR+ THIRTY-THREE UP-TILL-NOW 3P-POSS-PL(rt-to-ctr) TEACH+~AGENT TAKE-AWAY(1h,dn,lt-to-rt) fs:NO LISTEN(dn-to-rt) TO 3P-POSS-PL(rt-to-ctr) PLEAD+. | 12 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=117 |
300 | Veditz (1913) | NOW | N/A | 1P-POSS-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) BEAUTIFUL SIGN QUICK NOW(rf) BEGIN SHOW RESULT 3P-POSS+(rt) TRY+. | 27 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=300 |
412 | Veditz (1913) | NOW | N/A | AND 1P-IX-PL(1P-to-arc-to-1P) WANT KEEP++ fs:THE SIGN SAME~THAT(1h,lc) MALE~cl-d:B(height) NOW USE(1h) | 36 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=412 |
424 | Veditz (1913) | NOW | N/A | HAVE(rf) MANY++(int) MALE~cl-d:B(height) NOW LIVE LEARN 3P-POSS-PL(arc,rt) SIGN FROM MALE SAME+ THAT(2h). | 38 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=424 |
565 | Veditz (1913) | NOW | N/A | ONE NEW R-A-C-E O-F P-H-A-R-O-A-H-S T-H-A-T N-E-V-E-R(lt-to-rt) K-N-E-W J-O-S-E-P-H(ctr-to-rt), NOW(1h) TAKE++(2h-alt,rt-to-lt) OVER-ALL MANY+(slightly_to_rt) 1P-POSS-PL(arc-to-1P) pn:AMERICA SCHOOL++. | 51 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=565 |
620 | Veditz (1913) | NOW | 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=620 |