French vs Old French language

Old French language vs French

French and Old French language both are nouns.

French is an adjective but Old French language is not an adjective.

French is a verb but Old French language is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
French	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Old French language	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Old French language is a hyponym of French; that is, Old French language is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than French:

French: the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
Old French language: the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century

Other hyponyms of French include Langue d'oil, Langue d'oil French, Langue d'oc, Langue d'oc French, Old French, Norman-French, Norman French, Old North French, Anglo-French, Anglo-French language, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Norman language, Canadian French, Canadian French language, Walloon.

French (noun)	Old French language (noun)
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France	the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century
the people of France
United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)

French (adjective)	Old French language (adjective)
of or pertaining to France or the people of France

French (verb)	Old French language (verb)
cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking

Difference between French and Old French language

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