Note 1496 — Chapter X · THE REIGN OF EADWARD FROM THE DEATH OF THE ÆTHELING TO THE DEATH OF THE KING.[1258] 1057–1066. (continued 2)

Wace (10653) enlarges on the name, and his phonetic spelling illustrates his natural difficulty in pronouncing the letter þ.

“En un islet esteit assise,

Zonée out nom, joste Tamise;

Zonée por ço l’apelon,

Ke d’espine i out foison,

E ke l’ewe en alout environ.

Ee en engleiz isle apelon,

Ee est isle, zon est espine,

Seit rainz, seit arbre, seit racine;

Zonée ço est en engleiz

Isle d’espine en françeiz.”

Prevost’s note is worth reading.