Open8@Chest-PalmBack Open8@Sternum-PalmBack

Alternative forms

 * Open8@Chest-PalmBack Upanddown Open8@Sternum-PalmBack (FEEL+)

Etymology
Apparently related to. The original location for this sign was apparently the left side of the sternum (in the figurative location of the heart). The Open 8 handshape is used in many signs associated with sensation, e.g..

Production

 * While maintaining contact with the chest, move the hand up to the following posture.
 * While maintaining contact with the chest, move the hand up to the following posture.
 * While maintaining contact with the chest, move the hand up to the following posture.

Verb

 * 1) to feel
 * (ASL gloss) YOU FEEL+ ALRIGHT? — “Do you feel alright?”
 * NO, ME FEEL SO-SO. — “No. I feel so-so [not so good].”
 * 1) to sense
 * 2)  to think (something) without being certain; to believe tentatively; to feel that
 * (ASL gloss) ME FEEL COMMUNICATION IMPORTANT. — “I feel that communication is important.”

Noun

 * 1) feeling; sensation
 * 2) emotion
 * 3) motive