málaháttr

{{Short description|Metric composition style in Old Norse poetry}}

Málaháttr (Old Norse: {{IPA|non|ˈmɑːlɑˌhɑtːz̠|}}) 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