Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
December 21, 2024
Search: SEEM
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 33 | Higgins (1923) | SEEM | APPEAR | APPEAR: Right vertical palm at the side of the head, palm outward and turned to palm inward. (Apparent) (Seem) (Appearance) (Look like) (Resemble). | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=33&refid=higgins1923 |
| 248 | Long (1918) | SEEM | APPEAR, SEEM, LOOK LIKE | APPEAR, SEEM, LOOK LIKE: Bring the open right hand up in front toward one side with the thumb edge toward self; turn the hand so as to present the palm toward self and fix the eyes upon it. VII,134. | 38 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=248&refid=long1918 |
| 260 | Long (1918) | SEEM~SAME | RESEMBLE, LOOK LIKE | RESEMBLE, LOOK ALIKE: Make sign for "appear" and then bring forefingers of "G" hands down together, striking their sides one against the other as in "same." | 39 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=260&refid=long1918 |
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| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 7 | Draper (1915) | SEEM | N/A | A-P-I-L ONE~THOUSAND EIGHT~HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR (glitch) PERSEVERE SEEM(2h) SAME AMERICA(rf) CANT(neg) SUCCEED MUST FAIL(nod). | 1 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=draper&glossid=7 |
| 294 | Erd (1913) | SEEM | N/A | SAY gs:NOTHING WORD++(arc,lt-to-lc) DO(pitch,rt) gs:NOTHING SEEM SAME KNOW gs:NOTHING WHEN ALL-NIGHT~cl:C//B(sunrise,lt) RED~cl:5(glimmer,lt), KNOW(pitch) gs:NOTHING WHEN AFTERNOON~cl:F//B(sunset,rt) cl:B(darkness-come-down,rt) DARK(rt) SUN~cl:C(moonrise-to-apex,rt) | 31 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=294 |
| 171 | Gallaudet (1910) | SEEM | N/A | SEEM(2h) HAPPEN LOVE~FALL(rep,dual,lt-and-ctr) 3P-IX-DUAL(lt-to-ctr) FIRST SEE | 18 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=171 |
| 474 | Gallaudet (1910) | SEEM | N/A | NEAR(rep) THAT(1h) H-E-A-T-H-E-R, LAND PLACE(-to-rt) WITH G-O-R-S-E YELLOW BEAUTIFUL VERY ALL-OVER(2h,l-hand_static,rc) AND(l-hand) FROM-THEN-ON(-to-rt) B-R-A-K-E-N RED(l-hand) BLACK(l-hand) COLOR GROW(rep3x,small_arc_at_rt) AND DURING INDEFINITE LOOK-AT(1h+arc-to-rt) SEEM(2h) SAME ONE BEAUTIFUL ARTIST(rep5x,lt) cl-d-trace:11(picture-frame,lt) IN C-O-L-O-R | 42 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=474 |
| 531 | Gallaudet (1910) | SEEM | N/A | AND 1P-IX-PL GET(lt) EAT UNDER(lt) LARGE(lt) TREE(l-hand_dom) SEEM(2h,lt) SAME OLD(2h) ENOUGH FOR YEAR(rep) THREE~HUNDRED PAST(l-hand) WHEN TIME-PERIOD O-F J-O-H-N | 47 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=531 |
| 186 | Hubbard (1913) | SEEM | N/A | 3P-IX(rt) BODY(rf)~STRONG, HAPPEN MOMENT SEEM(2h) BLINK, 3P-IX(rt) BECOME cl:AA-to-BB(stricken,rt) pose:lay-there SUFFER-PAIN HELP 3P-SELF(rt) CANT+. | 20 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hubbard&glossid=186 |
| 174 | McGregor (1913) | SEEM | N/A | THINK~SUPERIOR DURING THAT(1h) TIME-PERIOD, WORLD SEEM(2h) LARGE(int) PEOPLE FEEL FAR(int,r-hand-to-rt) FAR(l-hand-to-lt) FAR(r-hand-to-rc) FEEL(1x) MINGLE CANT+++. | 19 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=174 |