- tenye
- (teyn) [from Fre eteindre] : to extinguish. Me si enn muton manz fler la, li kumadir enn kut sek tu zetol teyn = But if a sheep eats that flower, it's as if suddenly all the stars became extinguished. U sigaret finn teyn = Your cigarette went out. Li ti teyn so lanpader = He extinguished his street lamp. Mo ti rekumans santi enn labriz glase teyn mo konfyans = I started again to feel an icy breeze making my confidence disappear.
Morisyen-English dictionary . 2014.