wegelagern

== German == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈveːɡəˌlaːɡɐn] === Verb === wegelagern (weak, third-person singular present wegelagert, past tense wegelagerte, past participle gewegelagert, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to waylay, to lie in ambush near a road in order to rob travellers ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Wegelagerei Wegelagerer