waylay \way"lay`\ ?; 277, v. t. imp.  p. p. waylaid; p.
   pr.  vb. n. waylaying. way + lay.
   to lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way;
   especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to
   seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush.
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         falstaff, bardolph, peto, and gadshill shall rob those
         men that we have already waylaid.        --shak.
   1913 webster

         she often contrived to waylay him in his walks. --sir
                                                  w. scott.
   1913 webster
see also:
waylaid waylaying