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The number '19' is also sometimes called ''iþ'' by the same formulation. | The number '19' is also sometimes called ''iþ'' by the same formulation. | ||
Certain slang terms have also developed out of this system, in reverse, as it were. For example, a 'road' or 'highway' is sometimes referred to as a '413' ('' | Certain slang terms have also developed out of this system, in reverse, as it were. For example, a 'road' or 'highway' is sometimes referred to as a '413' (''fiður hunda þrižatǣn'' or ''fiður-þrižatǣn''), written ''wig'' (the accusative singular of ''wiǧ'' ('road'). | ||
A much more recent slang term that has evolved from this system is the use of the number '843' to represent the (unpronounceable) letter combination ''·omg·''. | A much more recent slang term that has evolved from this system is the use of the number '843' to represent the (unpronounceable) letter combination ''·omg·''. | ||