Meaning of tanntroll | Babel Free

Definitions

a tooth troll, used metaphorically to teach children about tooth decay (caries)

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Examples

“Brennheit elder iskald mat og drykk er reint gale for tennerne. Glasuren smell sund, og straks hev ein eit hôl, der tanntrolli ét seg inn; og so er det tannverk.”

Glowing hot or ice cold food and drinks are outright bad for the teeth. The glaze [i.e. enamel] breaks, and soon you have a hole, where the teeth trolls eat themselves in; and then there is tooth ache.