Fulbeck

1. Old Englishbrōc“brook”
2. Old Norsebekkr“stream”
3. Old Englishfūl“dirty”
4. Middle EnglishFulebek
5. EnglishFulbeck

From Middle English Fulebek, from Old English fūl (“dirty”), definite form fūla + Old Norse bekkr (“stream”). An isolated form Fulebroc attested in 1194 suggests that bekkr may have replaced an original Old English brōc (“brook”) in the second element.

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