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waylayer

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way·lay

   [wey-ley, wey-ley]
verb (used with object), -laid, -lay·ing.
1.
to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
2.
to await and accost unexpectedly: The actor was waylaid by a swarm of admirers.
Origin:
1505–15; way1 + lay1, after Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wegelagen to lie in wait, derivative of wegelage a lying in wait

Related forms
way·lay·er, noun
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waylay (weɪˈleɪ)
 
—vb , -lays, -laying, -laid
1.  to lie in wait for and attack
2.  to await and intercept unexpectedly
 
[C16: from way + lay1]
 
way'layer
 
—n

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waylay
"to ambush," 1513, from way + lay (v.), on model of M.L.G., M.Du. wegelagen "besetting of ways, lying in wait with evil or hostile intent along public ways."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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