| befranst | fringed |
| zerfranst | frayed |
| Befrager | interviewer pollster |
| befreit | exempt |
| befragen | query ask consult interrogate question survey |
| Franse | fringe |
| errant | errant |
| gedrängt | concise |
| gekränkt | take offense |
| aberrant | aberrant |
| Brunst | rut heat |
| Ernst | seriousness earnestness austerity Ernest |
| ernst | serious |
| befassen | delve |
| befrachtet | fraught |
| befähigt | adept able |
| Befall | attack infection infestation |
| Befrachter | shipper |
| Befragung | inquiry survey |
| Befugnis | authority |