=Drouth.= Sign, _Long time_, _Rain_, _No_.
Fr. _la sécheresse_; Ger. _die Dürre_.
=Drown.= Sign _Water_ and _Die_.
Fr. _noyer_; Ger. _ertrinken_.
=Drum.= With G fingers draw a large circle, beginning together well
forward, each making half-circle, ending near body; then strike on it
several times with right A.
Fr. _le tambour_; Ger. _die Trommel_.
=Drunk= or =Drunkard=. Sign _Crazy_, _Drink_, and _Much_.
Fr. _ivre_; Ger. _betrunken_.
=Dry= (Of a stream or spring). Sign _Stream_, _Water_, _All gone_.
Fr. _sec_; Ger. _trocken_.
=Dry.= See _Thirsty_.
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=Duck.= Sign for _Bird_ and make the broad bill with flat hand held
under the nose, back up, pointing forward; push it forward a few inches,
or else with thumb below and first and second fingers above.
Fr. _le canard_; Ger. _die Ente_.
=Dull= (Of a tool). Sign _Cut_ and _Not_ or _Bad_. Compare _Saw_.
Fr. _émoussé_; Ger. _stumpf_.
=Dull.= See _Dunce_.
=Dumb.= Press the finger tips of the flat hand on the mouth; add _Talk_
and _No_.
Fr. _muet_; Ger. _stumm_.
=Dunce= or =Dull= (Blockhead). Strike forehead with right fist knuckles.
(D) A Cheyenne signed it _Behind_, _Book_, _Know_, _Not_.
Fr. _le benêt_, _l’imbécile_; Ger. _der Dummkopf_.
=During.= See _While_.
=Dust.= Rub tips of right fingers with tip of right thumb, as in
_Powder_; then with flat right hand horizontal, palm down, pat several
times toward the earth. (Scott.) See _Earth_ and _Land_.
If the dust is in the air, pat down with one flat hand, then wave both 5
hands, points up, near the eyes; sometimes blink and draw back to make
it more expressive.
Fr. _la poussière_; Ger. _der Staub_.
=Duty= (That, me, sends). Sign for _That_, _Me_, and _Go_
(emphatically).
Fr. _le devoir_; Ger. _die Pflicht_.
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=Dwell= or =Inhabit= (Alive and moving about in). Right flat hand, face
high, pointing up, twisted slowly from left to right two or three times.
Compare _Appear_, _Alive_, and _Doubt_.
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=Dwell= (=2=) (Sitting, emphatic). One fist above the other in front as
though grasping a stake, then with both hands push it down and slightly
forward. (Blackfoot.) Compare _Sit_.
Fr. _demeurer_; Ger. _bewohnen_, _wohnen_.
=Dwindle.= See _Decrease_.
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=Eagle.= The sign for _Bird_ is slowly made, then with the G hand in
front of the face, back to right, describe a downward curve from between
the eyes to indicate the curved bill of the eagle. This same sign is
given for _Roman nose_, but hold the back of the hand forward.
Fr. _l’aigle_; Ger. _der Adler_.
=Early.= See _Soon_.
=Early evening.= Sign _Sunset_ and _Little of_. (C) The Cheyennes
understood this, but preferred to swing the _Sun_ sign down to near, but
not quite, level.
Fr. _au commencement du soir_; Ger. _früh am Abend_.
=Early morning.= Sign _Little_ and _Daybreak_, or _Sunrise_.
Fr. _de bon matin_; Ger. _frühmorgens_.
=Ear-rings.= Make a ring of each index and thumb and apply to each
ear-lobe, backs of hands out, other fingers raised.
Fr. _les boucles d’oreilles_; Ger. _das Ohrgehänge_.
=Earth=, =the World= (All land). Sign _All_ with both flat hands, palms
down, then pat down with both hands twice. Compare _Land_.
Fr. _le monde_; Ger. _die Erde_, _die Welt_.
=Earth=, =Soil=, or =Dirt=. Point down, then with thumb and finger tips,
lift and rub some imaginary soil as in _Powder_.
Fr. _la terre_; Ger. _die Erde_, _der Schmutz_.
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=Easy=, =Softly=, or =Gently=. Hold flat hand at face height, fingers
half spread and a little curved, palm forward, leaning toward the person
and gently and slightly shake the hand from side to side. (Sioux and
Blackfoot.) With slight modification, much used on the railway in
shunting. Compare _Rub it out_, _Question_, and _Do not_.
Fr. _doucement_; Ger. _sachte_.
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=Eat= or =Food=. Throw the nearly compressed right hand lightly in a
curve past the mouth several times. Compare _Water_ and _Drink_.
Fr. _manger_; Ger. _essen_.
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=Eaten enough= (Full to throat). Sign _Eat_, then lay L hand on breast,
palm in, and raise it to opposite chin. Compare _Hang_.
Fr. _assez mangé_; Ger. _satt gegessen_.
=Effect.= See _Result_.
=Effort.= See _Try_.
=Egg.= Sign _Bird_ and _Born_; then indicate the size of the egg with
finger and thumb of one or both hands.
Fr. _l’oeuf_; Ger. _das Ei_.
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=Either=, =Or=. Hold out left V hand, back up; tap each finger in turn
with right G. Compare _Both_.
Fr. _l’un ou l’autre_, _ou ... ou_; Ger. _entweder ... oder_.
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=Elk= or =Wapiti=. Hold the hands above the head at arm’s length on each
side, thumb and first two fingers of each spread, others closed; jerk
them forward two or three times for three or four inches. Compare
_Deer_, _Moose_, and _Caribou_.
Fr. _le cerf du Canada_; Ger. _das Elentier_.
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=Empty=, =Absent=, =Gone=, or =Out of=. Place the right 5 hand, points
up, in the left C hand, which is back, forward, and down; drop the right
hand down out of the left, closing left to O. Compare _All gone_.
Fr. _vide_; Ger. _leer_.
=Encamp.= See _Camp_.
=Encircle.= See _Surround_.
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=Enclosure.= Hold out both 5 hands level, palm to palm, finger tips
touching; swing them apart in a horizontal circle; draw them back; end
with fingers wide apart and heels touching. A much-used sign. See
_Corral_.
Fr. _l’enclos_; Ger. _die Einzäunung_.
=End.= See _Done_.
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=Endure=, =Suffer=, or =Stand it= (Suffering, but strong and erect).
Hold flat curved right hand close in front of breast, breathe heavily,
swinging the hand near and from; then raise the right A hand in a curve
out and up, about head high. (Sheeaka.) Understood, but not used by
Cheyennes.
Fr. _supporter_; Ger. _aushalten_, _leiden_.
=Enemy.= Sign _Shake hands_ and _Not_. Sometimes use _Hate_.
Fr. _l’ennemi_; Ger. _der Feind_.
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=Engaged= or =Betrothed= (Ring-bound). Sign _Prisoner_, then with right
index indicate a ring on ring finger of left hand. (D)
=Engaged.= Sign _Bye and bye_, _Marry_. See _Courting_.
Fr. _fiancé_; Ger. _verlobt_.
=Engagement= (i.e., Business). Swing the flat hands, palms up, up and
down for six or eight inches, as in _Road_, but not progressing. Or,
sign _Road_ and _Meet_.
Fr. _l’engagement_, _l’obligation_; Ger. _die Verabredung_.
=Enlist.= Sign _Work_ and _Soldier_.
Fr. _enrôler_; Ger. _sich anwerben lassen_.
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=Enough= or =Full= in general sense (Levelling off a full measure). Hold
out left O hand, back to left, and across the top from right to left
pass the flat palm of the open right hand. Sometimes add _Strong_, to
mean _Plenty_. See _Eaten enough_.
Fr. _assez_; Ger. _genug_.
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=Enter= or =Come into=. Hold out hollow left, back up, and pass
compressed right hand under and beyond.
Fr. _entrer_; Ger. _eintreten_.
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=Equal=, =Even=, =Same=, =Too=, =Also= (Even race). Hold G hands in
front of breast, side by side, backs up, pointing to front, about two
inches apart; push them forward together and a little up in a sweep. A
much-used sign. Compare _Race_, _Parallel_, _Marry_, and _Mate_.
Fr. _égal_, _le même_; Ger. _gleich_, _egal_, _genau so_.
=Erase= or =Annul=. Sign _Wrong_ and _Wipe out_. See _Rub it out_.
Fr. _effacer_; Ger. _auslöschen_, _ausstreichen_.
=Escape.= See _Free_.
=Even= or =Same=. See _Equal_.
=Evening.= Sign _Night_ and _Little of_. (C) See _Early evening_.
Fr. _le soir_; Ger. _der Abend_.
=Ever.= See _Always_.
=Evil= or =Sin=. Sign _Work_ and _Bad_.
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=Evil Eye.= Close all fingers of right hand, except index and little
finger; to point these at any one means “You have the Evil Eye.” In
Italy this is an insult. (Pop.) In France it means “Shame on you,” or “I
put you to shame.” (Pop.)
Fr. _la main à corne_; Ger. _das Hexenauge_.
=Except= or =Unless=. See _But_.
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=Excessive=, =Too much=, =Unjust=, =Too= (Extremely, piled up). With
right palm down, make a succession of curves, marking stages each higher
than the last, beginning very low; then finish by swinging both hands,
palm down, away up and forward. (Sheeaka.) Or sign _Heap_. Sometimes use
_Enough_.
Fr. _excessif_, _trop_; Ger. _übermässig_, _zu viel_.
=Exchange.= See _Trade_.
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=Excite=, =Agitate= (Heart flutters). Sign _Heart_, then hold the 5 hand
near the heart, back to right, pointing upward; raise it a foot shaking
the fingers. The Blackfeet use this for _Glad_, and in most cases among
the Cheyennes it implies pleasant excitement.
Fr. _exciter_; Ger. _aufregen_.
=Excuse.= See _Wipe out_.
=Exist.= See _Be_.
=Expect.= See _Hope_.
=Explain.= See _Describe_.
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=Exterminate=, =Annihilate=, =Crush=, =Destroy=, etc. (Crushed and wiped
out). Drop flat right on flat left, palm to palm, grind them together,
then brush the right over the left tips, to front and beyond. Compare
_Wipe out_.
Fr. _exterminer_; Ger. _vernichten_.
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=Face.= Sweep the flat right hand, palm in, across the face and down.
This is sometimes used for _Person_.
Fr. _la figure_; Ger. _das Gesicht_.
=Fade.= See _Melt_.
=Faint.= Signs for _Die_ and _Recover_.
Fr. _s’évanouir_, _faible_, _épuisé_; Ger. _ohnmächtig werden_,
_schwach_.
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=Fall= or =Tumble=. The right flat hand in front of breast, back up,
swept briskly out, _forward_ up and down, to rest palm up. Compare
_Another_ and _Lie Down_.
Fr. _tomber_; Ger. _hinfallen_.
=Fall.= See _Autumn_.
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=Fall= (Of water). Sign _River_ or _Creek_, then hold out flat left,
back out, and push flat right over it, bending right fingers over far
edge, making them tremble.
Fr. _la cataracte_; Ger. _der Wasserfall_.
=Fail=, that is, to lack success. See _Cannot_.
=Fail= (In business). Sign _Work_, _Backward_. (Blackfoot.) The
_Backward_ is indicated by holding the flat left well forward, drawing
the flat right back in jumps.
Fr. _faire faillite_; Ger. _bankerott werden_.
=False.= See _Lie_.
=Fame.= See _Glory_.
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=Famous= (Standing on a hill). Sign _Hill_, then over that hold right G,
palm forward, index just above left thumb. Or, sign _Chief_ and _Brave_.
Fr. _fameux_, _célèbre_; Ger. _berühmt_.
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=Far object=, =Distant= or =Far forward=, =Over there=. Move the G hand
forward and upward in a long slow arch, finishing at arm’s length with
down curve.
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=Far= (In general). Flat right hand curved, pointing to left, back
forward, pushed out and up at arm’s length. Compare _Close_.
Fr. _loin_; Ger. _entfernt_.
=Farm.= Sign _Land_ and _Planting_.
Fr. _la ferme_; Ger. _der Pachthof_.
=Farmer.= Sign _Corn_ and _Chief_.
Fr. _le fermier_; Ger. _der Ackerbauer_.
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=Fast=, =Quick=, =Rapid=, or =Swift= (Pass by). Hold out the flat left
hand, back to left. Bring the flat right hand, back to right, several
inches in rear of and slightly to right of left, pointing to front and
downward; carry right hand swiftly past left and close to it, and as it
passes, by wrist action, raise the hand so that fingers will point
upward and in front, making a curve; at the same time, draw back the
left a little.
Fr. _rapide_, _vite_; Ger. _schnell_.
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=Fat= (Shape of a fat animal’s hips). Hold the fists out side by side,
thumb to thumb, then swing them apart in two curves, up, out, down, and
a little forward. Compare _Done_ and _Break_.
Fr. _gras_; Ger. _fett_.
=Fat= or =Grease=. See _Oil_.
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=Father= (Nurse, male). With compressed right hand, pluck at the right
breast two or three times, as though drawing out milk. Sometimes add
_Male_. Compare _Mother_.
Fr. _le père_; Ger. _der Vater_.
=Father-in-law.= Sign _Brother-in-law_, _Old_, and _Man_.
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=Fault-finding= (Striking, knocking). With flat right hand, arm at full
length, make a succession of short chops down. This is fault-finding
with another. For “fault-finding with me” chop toward the breast.
(Sheeaka.) See _Abuse_, _Chop_, and _By itself_. The Cheyennes use
_You_, _All time_, _Scold_.
Fr. _blâmer_, _censurer_; Ger. _das Tadeln_.
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=Fear=, =Cowardice=, =Coward=. The head stooped down and the right arm
thrown up, palm out, as though to ward off danger. (Sheeaka.) The
Cheyennes understand, but prefer _Woman_, _Heart_. See _Afraid_.
Fr. _la peur_; Ger. _die Furcht_.
=Feather= (Small). Pluck an imaginary feather from left arm with index
finger and thumb of right hand and blow it away from the mouth with one
puff, at same time opening the finger and thumb to let it go.
=Feather=, i.e., =Quill Feather=. Sign _Wing_, then make as though
pulling out and holding up _One_ feather.
Fr. _la plume_; Ger. _die Feder_.
=Feel= (That is, heart feels). Place the tip of the middle finger,
others extended and lifted, against the heart; then draw it up a little
way. (D)
Fr. _sentir_; Ger. _empfinden_.
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=Feel= or =Touch= (to touch). The hand as above, but pushed forward and
moved a little from side to side. (Sheeaka.) See _Hot_.
=Feel= or =Touch=. Hold out left flat hand, back up; press tip of right
flat hand on it at various places. Compare _At_.
Fr. _toucher_; Ger. _tasten_, _berühren_.
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=Female= or =Woman=. Draw the flat right hand, palm in close to the side
of the head, finger tips about on line with the top of head; lower the
hand, at the same time curving fingers as though combing with them the
hair over ears and cheeks; finish with a snap at line of shoulders. Two
hands are used in the north. Compare _Comb_. For _White woman_ indicate
an immense hat. (Sheeaka.)
Fr. _la femme_; Ger. _das Weib_.
=Fetch.= See _Bring_.
=Few.= See _Small_.
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=Fight= or =War=. Hold loosely clenched A hands well out in front of
body, thumbs toward body, about height of shoulders and about three
inches apart; bring right hand in toward body few inches, at same time
move left out about same distance; then carry right out and bring left
in, repeating these two or three times, making them by wrist and elbow
action. This is a fight of many; for a fight of two, use the G fingers
same way. In old days, according to Father Isadore, the signal for
_Battle_ was a handful of dust thrown in the air. The gesture of doing
this came to mean _Fight_.
Fr. _le combat_, _la guerre_; Ger. _der Streit_, _der Krieg_.
=Find.= Sign _Look_ around here and there, then shoot out the V hand and
pick up an imaginary something with finger and thumb. Compare _Choose_
and _Hunt_.
Fr. _trouver_; Ger. _finden_.
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=Fingers crossed=, =To claim Sanctuary=. Also called _Bar up_, _King’s
X_, _King’s Cross_, _Pax_, _Truce_, _Fins_, _Fines_, etc. Hold up right
hand with first and second fingers crossed. This means “I claim
privilege, what I do now is outside the game.” (Universal in our schools
and probably very ancient.)
Fr. _être exempt_; Ger. _die Immunität_, _verschont sein_.
=Finish.= Hold out flat left, palm up; rub flat right on it, palm down,
making two sunwise circles. Also use _Done_.
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=Fire= (Blaze, flaring up with smoke). Hold the right hand down and
forward at arm’s length, back in front of the body; fingers hooked so
the tip of thumb is over the nails of first three fingers and holds them
down; raise the hand six inches and spring the fingers upward, free,
separate, and straight. Do this twice. Compare _Aurora_.
Fr. _le feu_; Ger. _das Feuer_.
=Fire, Spark of.= Hold up right thumb and index as though holding
something and blow it steadily; add _Fire_ if needed for clearness.
Compare _Feather_ (small).
Fr. _l’étincelle_; Ger. _der Funke_.
=Fire=, =Set it afire=. Make the motion of striking a match on the side
of the thigh and thrusting it forward.
Fr. _allumer_; Ger. _anzünden_.
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=Fire off=, =Shoot=, or =Gun-Fire= (Blaze shooting forward). Right hand
in front of right shoulder; throw palm forward six inches and at same
time straighten and spread all fingers with a jerk. Some add a hand clap
or many for _Volley firing_.
Fr. _décharger_, _faire feu sur_, _tirer_; Ger. _schiessen_,
_abfeuern_.
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=First= (Of all, number one). Hold up left 5 hand, palm to right; push
it forward, then tap the little finger with the right G. (Sheeaka. A
Sioux sign, but understood by Cheyennes.) Compare _Last_ and _Guide_.
=First.= Sign _Ahead_.
Fr. _le premier_; Ger. _der Erste_.
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=Fish.= Make sign for _Water_; then hold flat right hand, back to right,
in front of right shoulder, elbow high; and move the hand sinuously
forward. Often omit _Water_. Compare _Snake_.
Fr. _le poisson_; Ger. _der Fisch_.
=Fisher= or =Pekan=. Sign _Marten_ and _Big_ (suggested, not
established).
Fr. _le pékan_; Ger. _der kanadische Marder_.
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=Fix.= Lay low edge of flat right hand on upper edge of flat left near
thumb base. Push right forward and down, turning left back up. (C) Or,
sign _Work_ and _All right_. Compare _Mend_, _Council_, and _Law_.
Fr. _ajuster_, _arranger_; Ger. _herrichten_, _in Ordnung machen_.
=Fix=, =In a Fix=. See _Quandary_.
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=Flag.= Hold flat right well out, back to right. Lay left G on wrist of
right. Wave right sidewise.
Fr. _le drapeau_; Ger. _die Flagge_.
=Flat.= See _Prairie_.
=Flesh.= See _Meat_.
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=Float.= Flat left hand, back up; place flat right on it, palm down, and
move both to right as on waves. (C) Understood by Cheyennes.
Fr. _flotter_; Ger. _oben auf schwimmen_, _auf dem Wasser treiben_.
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=Flood.= Indicate source of _Water_, then hold up both flat hands, backs
up, side by side, waist high; raise them neck high and sign _Charge_.
Omit _Charge_ unless needed.
Fr. _l’inondation_; Ger. _die Flut_.
=Flour.= Sign _Bread_ and _Powder_.
Fr. _la farine_; Ger. _das Mehl_.
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=Flower=, =Bloom=, or =Blossom=. Sign _Grass_, but higher; then clasp
right index and thumb over left ditto, others closed; then turn the
hands so the little fingers touch and the thumbs point up. (C)
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=Flower.= Sign _Grow_; hold both compressed hands together in front,
pointing up, backs out; spring them out into 5 hands, forming a circle
pointing up.
=Fly= (The insect). Sign _Bird_, _Small_; then point here and there on
the arm anywhere. Sometimes omit _Small_.
Fr. _la mouche_; Ger. _die Fliege_.
=Fly= (To). With flat hands held near shoulders simulate wings, beating
exactly as in _Bird_, but move the hands forward a foot or more
horizontally. Compare _Bird_.
Fr. _voler_; Ger. _fliegen_.
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=Fog= (Water, peep through). Sign _Water_ and hold the 5 hands, fingers
crossed, in front of the eyes. (C) The Cheyennes understand this, but
prefer the next:
=Fog= (Mud in the sky). Sign _Turtle_, then raise both 5 hands, palms
forward, from the horizon up high; then spread them out. This expresses
“turtles in the sky”; probably because the sky is clouded as is the
water when the turtle moves in it.
Fr. _le brouillard_; Ger. _der Nebel_.
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=Follow= or =Chase=. Left G hand pointing nearly up, moved ahead and
variously pursued six inches behind by right G hand. Sheeaka used his
thumbs for this.
Fr. _suivre_; Ger. _folgen_, _nachlaufen_.
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=Fond=, =Fondness=, =Love=, =Affection=, =Regard=, etc. (Pressed to the
heart). Cross wrists of A hands, backs out, over the heart, right
nearest body, few inches from it; draw both against the body and bend
the head over them. With one hand it is _Like_; with two hands, _Love_.
(Blackfoot.) Compare _Blanket_.
Fr. _affectueux_; Ger. _zärtlich_, _liebevoll_.
=Food.= See _Eat_.
=Fool, Do you take me for a.= With the right G index, draw down the
lower eyelid a little; as though to say, “Can you see any green there?”
(Pop.)
Fr. _le sot, me croyez vous bête?_ Ger. _der Narr, denken Sie ich
bin dumm?_
=Foolish.= See _Crazy_.
=Foolish= or =Unwise=. Sign _Crazy_ and _Little of_.
Fr. _imbécile_; Ger. _närrisch_.
=Football signs.= See page 233.
=Footprints= (Visible walk). Sign for _Walk_ and for _See_ with the
fingers pointed down. This is _Human tracks_; for _Horse tracks_, sign
_Walk_ with the index and thumb of each hand in a three-quarter circle,
other fingers closed, and then add _See_ as here.
Fr. _les empreintes des pieds_; Ger. _die Fusztapfen_.
=Footrace.= Sign _Walk_ quickly, and _Race_.
Fr. _la course à pied_; Ger. _der Wettlauf_.
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=For= (Giving to). Throw the flat right hand forward and palm down,
slowly toward the object. Compare _Stop_, _Give_, and _Wait_.
=For.= Sometimes use _Belongs_. Hold out the two G hands nearly back up,
a foot apart; swing them together till the G tips are about two inches
apart. (Sheeaka.)
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=For.= Lightly close the right as though it held some object, push it
forward and upward, back to right. (Blackfoot.)
Fr. _pour_; Ger. _für_.
=Forbid.= See _Defend_.
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=Forest=, =Timber=, or =Woods=. Hold both forearms upright, with all the
fingers much spread, meaning _Trees_, the right hand nearest the body,
its back against the palm of left; then separate them, drawing right
hand toward the body, moving the left away and upward in a curve. See
_Tree_.
Fr. _la forêt_; Ger. _der Wald_.
=Forever.= See _Always_.
=Forgive.= See _Excuse_.
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=Forget= or =Forgot= (Swept from my brain). Touch the forehead with the
right N finger. Shake the head and motion as though to brush away an
imaginary fly from near the nose. (Sheeaka and Pop.) See _Remember not_.
=Forget= or =Forgot=. Clap right hand down on left (for surprise); lay
right G, palm forward, on forehead, and add _Hid_.
Fr. _oublier_; Ger. _vergessen_.
=Forward= (In space). See _Ahead_.
=Forward= (In time). See _Future_.
=Found it.= Sign _I Saw_, then reach forward and with index and thumb
pick up an imaginary object. Compare _Choose_.
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=Found it.= At a distance, hold both hands high above the head, fingers
closed, thumbs pointing toward each other. (Pop.)
Fr. _je l’ai trouvé_; Ger. _ich habe es gefunden_.
=Found out=, i.e., =You are found out=. Point forefinger at the person.
(Sheeaka.) Or sign _You_, _I_, _Understand_.
Fr. _démasqué_; Ger. _ertappt_.
=Four-foot.= See _Animal_.
=Fox.= Indicate the size of animal and bushy tail.
Fr. _le renard_; Ger. _der Fuchs_.
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=Free=, =Escape=, =Safe=, =Save=, =Relief=, =Permit=, =Turn loose=
(Unbinding). S hands crossed at wrists. With an effort, break the
imaginary bonds and throw the hands apart, turning palm sides up.
Sometimes add _Go_. See _Pardon_.
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=Free=, =Wild=, or =Free of Incumbrance= (Cut loose). Hold flat right
hand in front of breast, fingers forward, back down; move by wrist
action sharply to left a few inches; then jerk back to place two or
three times as though cutting something loose. Compare _Chop_ and _Wild
Animal_.
Fr. _libre_; Ger. _frei_.
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=Freeze over=, =Form ice=. Sign for _Cold_, _Water_, then raise and move
till the flat hands are touching in front, side by side, backs up and at
arm’s length. (C) See _Ice_.
Fr. _geler_; Ger. _gefrieren_.
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=Friend=, =Friendship=, or =Chum= (Brothers growing up together). Hold
right N hand in front of neck, palm forward, pointing up; raise it head
high, slightly advancing it. _Alliance_ is sometimes used, or even
_Peace_.
Fr. _l’ami_; Ger. _der Freund_.
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=Frog= (Water hopper). _Water_; then with compressed right hand make
long hops forward.
Fr. _la grenouille_; Ger. _der Frosch_.
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=From.= Touch digit of right G hand to right shoulder, then throw it in
a long sweep up and forward. Sometimes Indians use flat hand for this.
Fr. _de_; Ger. _von_.
=Frost.= Sign, _Cold_, _White_, and _Strong_.
Fr. _la gelée_; Ger. _der Frost_.
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=Fruit.= Sign _Tree_, then make a ring of right index and thumb, others
closed, and place it here and there in the branches, and add _Eat_.
Compare _Berry_, _Leaf_, and _Money_.
Fr. _le fruit_; Ger. _die Frucht_.
=Full.= See _Enough_.