Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 18, 2024
Search: SPIRIT
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 725 | Higgins (1923) | SPIRIT | SOUL | SOUL: Right prone palm crosswise above left supine palm, indices and thumbs closing, but joining only after the hands are sufficiently apart to prevent them from linking. (Ghost) (Spirit). | 128 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=725&refid=higgins1923 |
| 929 | Long (1918) | SPIRIT | SPIRIT, GHOST | SPIRIT, or GHOST: Place the slightly bent left hand, palm toward self, on a level with the breast, and the right hand, same position, on a level with the waist-line; lift the right hand and lower the left (the right on the outside and left inside), at the same time let both hands assume "&" position; the right hand stops when it reaches the height of the face and left reaches the waist-line. XIX,356. | 102 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=929&refid=long1918 |
| 930 | Long (1918) | SPIRIT~NEAT | HOLY GHOST | HOLY GHOST: Sign "Ghost" and follow with "Holy." Or make "Holy" and "Ghost." | 102 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=930&refid=long1918 |
| 244 | Michaels (1923) | SPIRIT | GHOST | GHOST: 1. Put the flesh parts between the thumbs and index fingers nearly together. 2. Draw the hands apart near the mouth. 3. Breathe upon the hands and draw them apart, closing the fingers around the thumbs as you do so. | 63 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=244&refid=michaels1923 |
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| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 32 | Draper (1915) | SPIRIT | N/A | TROUBLE BUT 3P-POSS SPIRIT HOPE CONTINUE. | 3 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=draper&glossid=32 |
| 405 | Erd (1913) | SPIRIT | N/A | TO LAND~cl:55(up,spread) PLACE(up) ALL(pitch) SPIRIT GOD(l-hand) END(rf) BLESS, | 39 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=405 |
| 415 | Erd (1913) | SPIRIT | N/A | GOING(up,lt) TO(lt) KING~OVER-ALL GO(up)(1-hs,lt) 3P-POSS(up,lt) SUPERIOR SPIRIT | 40 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=erd&glossid=415 |
| 576 | Hotchkiss (1913) | SPIRIT | 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=576 |
| 269 | McGregor (1913) | SPIRIT | 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=269 |
| 483 | McGregor (1913) | SPIRIT~FLY | N/A | DURING ALL-NIGHT 3P-SELF BED cl:55(light-shining,wg-to-1P)~cl:55(shake,shining-from-1P) WAKE-UP(with-wonder) THERE(-to-lt) SEE(lt) SPIRIT(rf)~FLY SIT WRITE+ BOOK YELLOW. | 45 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=483 |
| 524 | McGregor (1913) | SPIRIT~FLY | N/A | SEE(-to-lt) THERE(lt) SPIRIT(rf)~FLY COME AGAIN; 3P-SELF(lt) GOING(-to-rt) gs:COME-HERE++ SHOW-3P(rt), pose:surprised | 51 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=524 |
| 148 | Veditz (1913) | SPIRIT | N/A | BUT KNOW NOTHING(2h) ABOUT 3P-POSS-PL(rt-to-lt) MIND+ AND SPIRIT, FEEL, WANT, NEED++. | 14 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=148 |
| 195 | Veditz (1913) | SPIRIT | N/A | 3P-SELF-PL(rt-to-ctr_near_body) ADMIT pn:AMERICA DEAF SUPERIOR(l-hand,lt) THAN 3P-SELF-PL(dn,rt-to-ctr) IN MIND+, IN SPIRIT, IN SUCCEED IN WORLD, IN HAPPY+++. | 18 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=195 |