Málaháttr
Málaháttr is a poetic metre in Old Norse poetry, which is usually described as "conversational style." It is similar to fornyrðislag except that there are more syllables in a line; usually five.
Poems with verses in this metre:
- Atlamál (the only eddic poem composed entirely in Málaháttr)
- Atlakviða (partly)
- Hárbarðsljóð (partly)
- Hávamál (partly)
- Hrafnsmál
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