wegelagern

Meaning

to waylay, to lie in ambush near a road in order to rob travellers

Concepts

waylay

Synonyms

auflauern

lauern

aus dem Hinterhalt überfallen

Translations

belagen

opwachten

comploter

onderscheppen

emboscar

estar em uma emboscada

abordar

pusu kurmak

pusuya yatmak

tuzak kurmak

pusuya düşürmek

παραμονεύω

pusuya yerleştirmek

στήνω ενέδρα

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈveːɡəˌlaːɡɐn]

Etymology

15th century, extended form of older Middle High German wegelāgen, from Old High German weg (“way, road”) + lāgōn (“lie in ambush”), the latter derived from lāga (“lying, laying; ambush”), whence modern Lage. The form in -ern through association with lagern (“to rest, camp”), which is not immediately related, but ultimately from the same root.