Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
April 24, 2024
Search: WORTH
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| Entry ID | Book Source | Reference Gloss | Author’s gloss | Description | Page | URL |
| 511 | Higgins (1923) | WORTH | MERITS | MERITS: Joined thumb and index tips of both hands at either side palm toward palm, elevated as they are brought from the sides to meet in the center. (Reward) (Deserve) (Worthy) (Deserts). | 91 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=511&refid=higgins1923 |
| 647 | Long (1918) | WORTH | WORTH | WORTH: Holding the extended "O" hands out in front, somewhat down, bring them up together in front as in "just," but note that they are brought up from a lower position and gradually approach each other and not from the sides straight together as in "just." XIII,258. | 75 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=647&refid=long1918 |
| 649 | Long (1918) | WORTH~MONEY~MUCH | VALUABLE | VALUABLE: Sometimes expressed by the sign for "worth," but it is more correct to add sign for "money" and "much," made as follows: MONEY: Strike the palm of the open left hand with the back of the right "&" hand several times. For MUCH: From its position in the palm, draw the right hand away, letting it become "5" hand with fingers pointing toward palm of left. | 75 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=649&refid=long1918 |
| 648 | Long (1918) | WORTH~NOTHING | WORTHLESS | WORTHLESS: Sign for "worth," then follow with turning the hands apart, and dropping them. Or, (2) Strike the closed "O" hands together several times, bringing the thumbs and forefingers as closed together, then draw the hands apart. Or, in the last part of the sign open the hands quickly, draw the right hand above the left, and strike the palm of the left with the back of the right and let the hands then fall apart. | 75 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/books/book-window.php?id=648&refid=long1918 |
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| Tag ID | Signer(Year) | Reference Gloss | Context | Segment | URL | |
| 180 | Cloud (1913) | WORTH | N/A | FROM THAT(rf,1h)SCHOOL ESTABLISH BY D-E L-E-P-E-E AND OVER-ALL 3P-POSS EXCHANGE~AGENT S-I-C-A-R-D, pn:GALLAUDET G-A-L-L-E-T GET FOR pn:AMERICA DEAF TWO WORTH THING, FINGERSPELLING AND SIGN. | 7 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=cloud&glossid=180 |
| 249 | Cloud (1913) | WORTH | 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=249 |
| 154 | Fay (1913) | WORTH | N/A | MANY(arc) THING WORTH MUCH 3P-IX WANT SEE+(rt) IN CITY(rt) pn:WASHINGTON-DC(rt), SO-AS 1P-IX-PL SUMMONS~INVITE(-from-rt) NEGATIVE. | 11 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fay&glossid=154 |
| 59 | Fox (1915) | WORTH | N/A | pn:LINCOLN SAY(1x) (neg) 1P-POSS SAY WORTH LITTLE-BIT | 8 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=59 |
| 74 | Fox (1915) | WORTH | N/A | 1P-POSS(l-hand) gs:OH-WELL WORTH NOTHING(1h,l-hand) | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=74 |
| 273 | Fox (1915) | WORTH | N/A | TRUE GOOD FOR(rf) 1P-IX-PL WHO LIVE HERE FOR CHANGE PAY-ATTENTION(-to-rt) TO(rt) THAT(2h) DO LEAVE-THERE(lc) END(lc) NOT-YET,THAT(2h) DO 3P-SELF+(rt) GIVE(lc) LAST FULL WORTH 3P-POSS(rt) REST | 23 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=273 |
| 300 | Fox (1915) | WORTH~NOTHING | N/A | 2P-IX-PL~1P-IX-PL DECIDE DET-IX-PL(rt) HONOR(rc) DIE(2h) FUTURE(l-hand,rf) NOT(l-hand) DIE(1h) WORTH~NOTHING(l-hand) | 25 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=fox&glossid=300 |
| 979 | Gallaudet (1910) | WORTH | N/A | THAT(1h) WORTH LARGE | 84 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=gallaudet&glossid=979 |
| 223 | Hotchkiss (1913) | WORTH | N/A | ONCE 1P-IX KNOW~STAY 3P-SELF(rt) pn:CLERC GOING(-to-lt) ENTER(lt) INSTITUTE(lt) STAND STORY DISTRIBUTE DEAF ABOUT WORTH IMPORTANT 3P-IX-PL KEEP READ WRITE+ ARRANGE++(ctr-to-rt) 3P-POSS WORD ALRIGHT | 20 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=223 |
| 673 | Hotchkiss (1913) | WORTH~NOTHING | N/A | THINKING 3P-POSS(lt) pn:JESUS LIVE FAIL 3P-POSS(lt) DO WORTH~NOTHING ALL~WIPE-AWAY pose:grieving(hand-on-head) | 63 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=hotchkiss&glossid=673 |
| 585 | McGregor (1913) | WORTH | N/A | WORTH THING MOST ON EARTH gs:WHAT? SERVE TO OTHER OTHER(arc) 1P-POSS-PL BROTHer(glitch) 1P-POSS-PL BROTHER SISTER. | 56 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_sermon&glossid=585 |
| 584 | Veditz (1913) | WORTH~NOTHING | N/A | 3P-SELF+(rt) TELL(2h,arc) HERE SIGN WORTH(rf)~gs:NOTHING HELP gs:NOTHING TO DEAF. | 54 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=veditz&glossid=584 |