French vs Old North French

Old North French vs French

French and Old North French both are nouns.

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

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

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

As nouns, Old North French is a hyponym of French; that is, Old North French 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 North French: the medieval Norman dialect of Old French

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

French (noun)	Old North French (noun)
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France	the medieval Norman dialect of Old French
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 North French (adjective)
of or pertaining to France or the people of France

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

Difference between French and Old North French

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