Noah Webster's Dictionary (v. t.) 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.

Multi-Version Concordance Waylay (3 Occurrences) Acts 20:3 The Jews having planned to waylay him whenever he might be on the point of taking ship for Syria, he decided to travel back by way of Macedonia. (WEY) Proverbs 1:11 If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause; (See NIV) Proverbs 1:18 And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves. (See NIV)