Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
December 9, 2024
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Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
539 | Higgins (1923) | 1P-POSS | MY or MINE | MY or MINE: Right palm placed on chest. | 96 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=539&refid=higgins1923 |
579 | Higgins (1923) | OR | OR | OR: Both "A" hands, thumbs upward, moved up and down alternately. (Either) (Whether) ("Neither": "Not" "Either") (Which). | 103 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=579&refid=higgins1923 |
946 | Higgins (1923) | TBD | INCLINATION or DISPOSITION | "Mercy" and right vertical hand simply follows the left vertical hand to one side, palms out from body. | 157 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=946&refid=higgins1923 |
962 | Higgins (1923) | TBD | MORE or LESS | "More" "Less." | 157 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=962&refid=higgins1923 |
991 | Higgins (1923) | TBD | SPRING or GRASS | "Green" "Growing." | 158 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=991&refid=higgins1923 |
1016 | Higgins (1923) | TBD | VIEW or VISION | "Look" with both hands moved up and down and around as if th behold the entire scene. | 158 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=1016&refid=higgins1923 |
429 | Long (1918) | PREVENT | INTERCEPT, PREVENT, CHECK MOTION OR ADVANCE | INTERCEPT, PREVENT, CHECK MOTION OR ADVANCE: Hold the open hand up, palm toward self, or turn the back toward the direction from whence the motion is supposed to proceed, and then moving it toward self strike and stop it with the lower edge of the right open hand. | 55 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=429&refid=long1918 |
450 | Long (1918) | TBD | INFLUENCE, CAUSE, EFFECT BY FORCE OR PERSUASION | INFLUENCE, CAUSE, EFFECT BY FORCE or PERSUASION: Place the "A" hands out a little, thumbs pointing upward, one well in front and the other behind but off at one side; turn the hands so that the thumbs finally point outward, moving both hands simultaneously. IX,202. | 56 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=450&refid=long1918 |
644 | Michaels (1923) | OR | WHICH | WHICH:1. Hold both hands before you with the fingers closed in the palms and the thumbs sticking up.2. Move the hands up and down alternately. Looking at one then the other as you do so.To show connection:1. Hold the left hand with the index finger and thumb touching in front of you.2. Hook the right index finger between the index finger and thumb of the left hand. | 135 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=644&refid=michaels1923 |
434 | Michaels (1923) | THEN | OR | OR:1. Hold the thumb and index finger of the left hand in front of you.2. Touch alternately the thumb and the left index finger with the right index finger. | 97 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=434&refid=michaels1923 |
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Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
26 | Dougherty (1913) | OR | N/A | ALSO 3P-IX-PL ALL HONOR LOVE DOCTOR WHO INVENT cl-i:OintoB(anesthesia) CAUSE CAN(rf) SLEEP OUT PAIN STOP HAPPEN(rf) cl-i:S(pull-tooth) OR cl:B(amputate-leg) SURGERY(at-lt-chest) SURGERY(at-rt-chest). | 4 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=26 |
130 | Dougherty (1913) | OR | N/A | SEE~READ THERE(arc,lt) AMERICA THERE(arc,lt) DOCTOR TRY+ N-I-T-R-O-U-S O-X-I-D-E OR L-A-U-G-H-I-N-G G-A-S, THEN~OTHER E-T-H-E-R. | 14 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=130 |
145 | Dougherty (1913) | OR | N/A | 3P-IX(rf,rt) APPRECIATE NOT CHOOSE WHY(2h) N-I-T-R-O-U-S O-X-I-D-E OR L-A-U-G-H-I-N-G G-A-S DET-IX(rt) CONTINUE AWHILE(restr) FADE-AWAY STOP WAKE-UP. | 16 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=dougherty&glossid=145 |
27 | Draper (1915) | OR | N/A | L-I-N-C-O-L-N(assim) WITH TROUBLE PRESSURE MANY+++(circ), FEEL DOUBT, FEEL DONT-KNOW FUTURE SUCCEED(rf) IXtapsTHREE-to-IXtapsTWO FAIL OR DONT-KNOW(exp). | 2 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=draper&glossid=27 |
140 | Fox (1915) | OR | 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=140 |
143 | Fox (1915) | OR | 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=143 |
234 | Fox (1915) | OR | N/A | DET-IX(rt) WORLD FUTURE(l-hand) LITTLE-BIT LOOK-AT(-to-lt) OR LONG KNOW~STAY gs:WHAT 1P-IX-PL SAY+ HERE(neg), BUT WORLD FUTURE NEVER FORGET gs:WHAT 1P-POSS-PL ARMY+ DO HERE. | 22 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=234 |
489 | Gallaudet (1910) | OR | N/A | FROM L-Y-N-T-O-N(l-hand) SEVERAL(2h) BEAUTIFUL WAY(rep2x) FOR cl-i:XxXx(coach-ride,rt) OR WALK ALL-OVER T-H-E L-O-R-N-A D-O-O-N-E C-O-U-N-T-R-Y | 43 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=489 |
53 | McGregor (1913) | OR | N/A | OR 3P-SELF(rt) PEOPLE(lt) cl-p:55(audience) DET-IX(ctr) 3P-POSS DET-IX++ Y-O-U-R FATHER? | 6 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=53 |
62 | McGregor (1913) | OR | N/A | OR 3P-SELF(rc) FRIEND FOLLOW~AGENT SEVERAL(2h) CLASS(diminutive,lt-to-rt), TELL-3P(rt) 1P-POSS-PL(at_rt) FATHER ASK-QUESTION? | 7 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=62 |
194 | McGregor (1913) | OR | N/A | YEAR++ NEED++ cl:LEGSonB(ride-horse) HORSE, CAMEL OR cl-i:XxXx(carriage) gs:OH-WELL PEOPLE(rf) FEEL FAR(rt) | 21 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=194 |
283 | McGregor (1913) | OR | N/A | OR IN pn:ITALY, cl:SS(quake) cl:55+(things-falling-down,2h-alt) DIE+++++(2h-alt) | 30 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=283 |
289 | McGregor (1913) | OR | N/A | OR IN pn:RUSSIA EAT HUNGRY(2h-alt) ALL-OVER(2h) | 31 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=289 |
295 | McGregor (1913) | OR | N/A | OR HERE FIRE(fwd) AWFUL | 32 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=295 |
332 | McGregor (1913) | OR | N/A | AND(int) 1P-IX-PL STOP gs:WAIT (rt)ASK-QUESTION(-to-rt) WHO THERE(rt) BLACK~FACE OR YELLOW OR WHITE~FACE OR BROWN(ctr) gs:NOTHING(exp) gs:NOTHING(exp) | 34 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=332 |
334 | McGregor (1913) | OR | N/A | AND(int) 1P-IX-PL STOP gs:WAIT (rt)ASK-QUESTION(-to-rt) WHO THERE(rt) BLACK~FACE OR YELLOW OR WHITE~FACE OR BROWN(ctr) gs:NOTHING(exp) gs:NOTHING(exp) | 34 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=334 |
336 | McGregor (1913) | OR | N/A | AND(int) 1P-IX-PL STOP gs:WAIT (rt)ASK-QUESTION(-to-rt) WHO THERE(rt) BLACK~FACE OR YELLOW OR WHITE~FACE OR BROWN(ctr) gs:NOTHING(exp) gs:NOTHING(exp) | 34 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=336 |
427 | McGregor (1913) | OR | N/A | 3P-IX(up) NEED 1P-POSS-PL(1P-to-arc) HELP-3P(up) OR 3P-IX(up) REQUIRE HELP-3P(up), gs:NOTHING | 40 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=427 |
32 | Veditz (1913) | OR | N/A | OR 3P-SELF(rt) MARCH(rt-to-lt) TO 3P-POSS(lt) DIE~BURY(at_lt) IN THERE(lt) V-E-R-S-A-I-L-L-E-S, | 5 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=32 |
44 | Veditz (1913) | OR | N/A | AND PUT++(2h-alt_at_lt) FLOWER, OR(rf) GREEN cl-d:CC(wreath,circ,lt) ON 3P-POSS(lt) BURY(lt) | 6 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=44 |