Stanzas 61-68 present extended and modified forms of ljóðaháttr. Snorri shows how the basic metre's six-line structure can be varied with additional lines, changed alliteration and modified rhyme structure, without losing its fundamental character.
Sumir skáld hafa ort í breyttu ljóðahætti þar sem þeir hafa bætt við línum eða breytt stafhendingunni. Þó er þá enn þekkjanlegt er grundvöllurinn ljóðaháttr. Snorri lætur sjá dæmi um þetta í strofum sex ok sextíu til þátta eðlilegu.
Some skalds have composed in a modified ljóðaháttr where they have added lines or changed the alliteration. Yet it is still recognisable that the foundation is ljóðaháttr. Snorri shows examples of this in stanzas 61-68 for natural reasons.
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Háttatal 61
Gramr er góðr ok gæfusamr, gullhringr gefr hann víða. Jarl er sterkr, jörðu ræðr hann, ok ríki hans er mikit ok mætt.
The king is good and fortunate, he distributes gold rings widely. The earl is strong, he rules the land, and his realm is great and mighty.