Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
March 29, 2024

Search: WAR

BOOKS:
Entry ID Book Source Reference Gloss Author’s gloss Description Page URL
64Higgins (1923) WARBATTLEBATTLE: Fingers of both hands pointing toward one another, palms inward, moved rightward and leftward as if struggling with one another. (War).15hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=64&refid=higgins1923
462Long (1918) WARWAGE WARWAGE WAR: Hold out both "4" hands with fingers pointing toward each other, back of fingers up, push the hands to one side, the right following the left, then to the other side and vice versa.58hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=462&refid=long1918
628Michaels (1923) WARWARWAR: 1. Hold both hands in front of you with the palms turned down and the finger tips opposite each other. 2. Move the hands simultaneously to the right vigorously wiggling the fingers, as guns shooting. 3. Move back to the left and repeat two or three times. 4. Have a serious appearance.132hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=628&refid=michaels1923
FILMS:
Tag ID Signer(Year) Reference Gloss   Context Segment URL
133Fox (1915) WARN/ANOW 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 15hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=133
158Fox (1915) WARN/A1P-IX-PL cl-p:CC(gather) ON ONE LARGE WAR LAND~ALL-OVER THAT(1h) WAR FOR(l-hand) cl:CC(set-aside-to-rt) SOME(rc) THAT(1h,rt) LAND(rt) FOR ONE LAST REST PLACE FOR(rc) THAT(1h,rt) ARMY+ WHO HERE GIVE-GIFT(up) 3P-POSS(rc) LIVE SO-AS THAT(2h) NATION CAN LIVE.16hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=158
161Fox (1915) WARN/A1P-IX-PL cl-p:CC(gather) ON ONE LARGE WAR LAND~ALL-OVER THAT(1h) WAR FOR(l-hand) cl:CC(set-aside-to-rt) SOME(rc) THAT(1h,rt) LAND(rt) FOR ONE LAST REST PLACE FOR(rc) THAT(1h,rt) ARMY+ WHO HERE GIVE-GIFT(up) 3P-POSS(rc) LIVE SO-AS THAT(2h) NATION CAN LIVE.16hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=161
216Fox (1915) WARN/ADET-IX(ctr) BRAVE ARMY+ LIVE AND DIE(2h) WHO(l-hand,rf) WAR HERE END MAKE~NEAT MOST THAN 1P-POSS-PL WEAK STRONG CAN ADD+(lc) THEN REMOVE(rc) 21hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=216
71Hubbard (1913) WARN/AFROM-THEN-ON 3P-SELF(rc) OUT~GO-AWAY(-to-lt) TEACH+, CHANGE ARMY GO-AWAY(2h) WAR.9hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hubbard&glossid=71
73Hubbard (1913) WARN/ADURING WAR END, 3P-SELF(rc) OUT~GO-AWAY(-to-rt) HAVE IX(shoulders,2h,ipsi_contact)~STARS SHOW A B-R-I-G-A-D-I-E-R G-E-N-E-R-A-L.10hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hubbard&glossid=73
616McGregor (1913) WARN/AWHEN WORLD UNDERSTAND CLEAR pn:JESUS 3P-POSS(up,rt) WORD+, 1P-POSS-PL FATHER IN 3P-POSS(rt) TRUE MEANING, FUTURE(2h) TAKE(2h-alt) STRUGGLE, WAR STOP(int) END AND 3P-POSS(up,int,rt) KING TRUE COME(-from-up) ON EARTH.57hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=616
108Veditz (1913) WARN/AYEAR+ THIRTY-THREE UP-TILL-NOW 3P-SELF-PL(rt-to-lt) TRY STRUGGLE WAR(-to-lt) FOR AGAIN ESTABLISH(lc) IN SCHOOL(lt);11hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=108