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waylay

v.
US //ˈweɪˌɫeɪ// UK //wˈeɪleɪ// way·lay
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Origin

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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