Homestuck NärCon Meetup Part 01


Homestuck NärCon Meetup Part 01


YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST REALIZED
DIRK’S CAPTCHALOGUE SYSTEM REQUIRES THAT HE RAPS TO TAKE THINGS OUT OF HIS SYLLADEX
SO THE ENTIRE TIME THAT HE WAS BEING BADASS TRAVERSING THROUGH TIME AND KISSING THE FUCK OUT OF EVERYONE
HE WAS RAPPING
HE CANNOT GET ANY FUCKING COOLER
(Source: spirographeme)

The Dirk
A dirk is a long thrusting dagger. Historically, it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail, as well as the personal sidearm of the officers of Scottish Highland regiments, and Japanese naval officers.
The term is associated with Scotland in the Early Modern Era, being attested from about 1600. The term was spelled dork or durk during the 17th century, presumably from the Dutch, Swedish and Danish dolk, via German “dolch”, “tolch” from a West Slavic tulich.
The exact etymology is unclear; the sound change from -lk to -rk is rather common in Scots and Northern English loanwords from Danish (as in kirk, smirk from Danish kilche, smilke).
The modern spelling dirk is probably due to Samuel Johnson’s 1755 Dictionary. The term is also used for “dagger” generically, especially in the context of prehistoric daggers such as the Oxborough dirk.
There are more versions of the dirk:
- The Naval Dirk: a thrusting weapon, the naval dirk was originally used as a boarding weapon and functional fighting dagger. It was worn by midshipmen and officers during the days of sail, gradually evolving into a ceremonial weapon and badge of office.In the British Navy, the naval dirk is still presented to junior officers; their basic design has changed little in the last 500 years.
- The Scottish Dirk: also “Highland dirk”, Scottish Gaelic: Biodag, is the traditional and ceremonial sidearm of the officers of Scottish Highland regiments. The development of the Scottish dirk as a weapon is unrelated to that of the naval dirk; it is a modern continuation of the 16th-century ballock or rondel dagger. The traditional Scottish dirk is a development of the second half of the 17th century, when it became a popular item of military equipment in the Jacobite Risings.
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I LOST IT AT LONG AND THRUSTING