Sc. [Prob. for at be, early northern infinitive = to be.] In phr. let a be: let be, let alone; not to mention.
1818. Scott, Br. of Lamm., xi. I hate fords at a’ times, let abe when there’s thousands of armed men on the other side. Ibid. (1822), Pirate, xxxvii. 288 (1859). I am for let-a-be for let-a-be, as the boys say.
