And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
and whanne þe culuer foond not where hir foot schulde reste, sche turnede ayen to hym in to þe schip, for þe watris weren on al erþe; and Noe helde forth his hoond, and brouyte þe culuer takun in to þe schip.