A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon PoetryNumber of occurrences in corpus: 3
| ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 949 | atened to grab me / with fiery | tongs. | They could not even touch me |
| ALDHELM.CarmVirg 77 | , taken up , / in the altar’s | tongs | should cleanse shameful lips? |
| FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 4 | which is accustomed, / held by | tongs, | to cleanse the prophetic mout |