很久以前的英语可以用"Old English"来表示。Old English是指从公元5世纪到12世纪的英语。这个术语的来源可以追溯到18世纪，当时学者们开始研究英语的历史。

下面是一些Old English的例句：

Se ealdormon aras ond oferspreoc, "Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,

Þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,

Hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon."

(The old man spoke and said, "Listen! We have heard of the glory

of the kings of the people,

How the princes in the old days performed great deeds.")

Swa cwæð se wise,

Wordum wrixle weras gefrugnon,

earme þeoden, ærest wæs godes.

(Thus the wise man said,

The men of old learned from each other's words,

The poor prince, at first was god's.)

Old English是一种非常不同于现代英语的语言。它的句子结构和单词拼写与现代英语大不相同。因此，如果您不熟悉Old English，可能会很难理解上面的例句。