waylay
Meanings
verb
- To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
- To accost or intercept unexpectedly.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From way + lay, likely a calque of Middle Dutch wegelagen (“besetting of ways, lying in wait with evil or hostile intent along public ways”). Compare Middle Low German wegelagen, German wegelagern (“to waylay; rob”).
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