a-be

See also: abe, Abe, ABE, abé, Abé, abe-, and abe'

English

Etymology

Perhaps a combination of let be and let alone, to give let a-be.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbi/
(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbi/

Adverb

a-be (comparative more a-be, superlative most a-be)

(Scotland) Alone. [Early 18^th century.]^[1]

References

1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 3

Anagrams

BAe, BEA, Bae, Bea, EAB, bae, eba

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