meaning - What does 'scape mean in this quote by Shakespeare?

I found this line in Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

And 'scape detecting, I will pay the theft.

What does "'scape" mean? Google says this.

1. A long, leafless flower stalk coming directly from a root.
   


2. The basal segment of an insect's antenna, esp. when it is enlarged and lengthened (as in a weevil).

Should I read this as "And flower stalk detecting, I will pay the theft."?

Answer

The apostrophe at the beginning is your clue that it is missing a letter or two. The word is

escape : (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.