\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.
      Falstaff, Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill shall rob those
      men that we have already waylaid.        --Shak.
      She often contrived to waylay him in his walks. --Sir
                                               W. Scott.