guelder
Guelder is an archaic or variant English spelling historically used to refer to Gelder or Guelders, particularly in historical or cartographic contexts. The term most often denotes the region that is now the Dutch province of Gelderland, and, in medieval times, the Duchy of Guelders, a political entity in the Low Countries that encompassed parts of what is today eastern Netherlands.
Etymology and name forms originate in Old and Middle Dutch. The region was commonly known in Dutch
Historical context: The Duchy of Guelders emerged in the medieval period as a significant neighbor to the
Modern usage: In contemporary usage, Guelder is rarely employed as a current name. Gelderland is the official
Note: Guelder should not be confused with guelder-rose, the common name of the plant Viburnum opulus, a