Dirk

From Freepedia

Dirk is a Scots word for a long dagger; sometimes a cut-down sword blade mounted on a dagger handle, rather than a knife blade. A short dirk tucked into a stocking as part of Highland dress along with the philabeg kilt is known as a Sgian Dubh, derived from the arm pit dagger or sgian achlias. To this day a real or false dirk is worn as a part of traditional scottish costume.

Other meanings of 'dirk' as a weapon are

• a side-arm worn by Royal Navy midshipmen and naval cadets.
• a short-bladed weapon used in the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1500-1100 BC).
• a thrown weapon, as opposed to a melee weapon.

Other meanings

Dirk is also a common name in english, Dutch and German.

In German and Frisian, dirk is the word for a topping lift, a line on a boat that keeps the boom up when the sail is not hoisted.

In Germany DIRK is an acronym for 'Deutscher Investor Relations Kreis' (German Investor Relations Circle).

In computer games, the term "dirk" is encountered less often than the more convenient "dagger" used in wide range of computer RPGs, . Some of the last games featuring this weapon are known as Divine Divinity from Larian Studios, as well as Diablo II and World of Warcraft from Blizzard Entertainment.