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Dirk became more widely used than is indicated in this article. The naval use of dirk needs expanding and they were also used by the Army on occassion (see quotation in 1796 Pattern British Infantry Officer's Sword ) I'll chase up some references and add to this article Epeeist smudge 17:57, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

"The word dirk could have possibly derived from the Gaelic word "sgian dearg"(red knife)."

dearg is pronounced [ˈɮʲɛrəg] nothing like [dʌrk]. It may be a corruption of Low German dolk or dulk].

84.135.216.23 23:53, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Go to the link at the bottom of the page. The guy who wrote it is a Scot, and probably knows how to pronounce the word. Rshu 13:30, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

I put in the article what you said, 84.135.216.23. However, do you have a source to prove that? Rshu 13:33, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Try this

84.135.255.138 00:09, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

All right, I will add that to the source list. Thank you. Rshu 02:12, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Interesting..... I have no comment or expertise on the word's origin, i was merely commenting on it's later usage. I had assumed that it was gaelic in origin but of course lallans Scots is every bit as anglo-saxon as English. Epeeist smudge 20:03, 29 May 2006 (UTC)