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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]