"waylaid" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌweɪˈleɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-waylaid.wav
Rhymes: -eɪd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} waylaid
  1. simple past and past participle of waylay Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: waylay Synonyms: waylayed [nonstandard]
    Sense id: en-waylaid-en-verb-YDZhKHe7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:",
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