n'en

ne + en

voulut

third-person singular past historic of vouloir

pas

• Noun

  1. step, pace, footstep
  2. strait, pass
  3. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)

• Adv

démordre

1. to let go, release (something held in the teeth)
2. (colloquial) to give up, abandon, renounce (an opinion, plan, etc.)