OpenB@Chin-PalmBack OpenB@FromChin-PalmUp

American Sign Language ase Etymology Possibly a compound of ase OpenB@Chin-PalmBack-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp OpenB@Palm-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp good and the formal pronoun ase OpenB@SternumHigh-PalmUp OpenB@Trunkhigh-PalmUp you, he, she, thus meaning literally, “you, sir (or madam), are good”. Production one OpenB Chin PalmBack ASL OpenB@Chin-PalmBack.jpg Move the hand forward and down to the following posture. OpenB FromChin PalmUp ASL OpenB@FromChin-PalmUp.jpg Verb verb B ASL OpenB@Chin-PalmBack.jpg THANK-YOU ase directional to thank (someone) Inflection In the final posture of the sign, the hand is extended out toward the object (the recipient of the thanks).