| Shetland - SHD | strokin | alang da lie o da preens - | |
| Central - LAL | Nou's the time ti act... ( | strokin | his hair) |
| Southern - SEA | snowflakes,” Kilmeny said, | strokin | her fingers through the fine, |
| Central - LAL | lassie,” asked Auld Donald, | strokin | his beard. |
| Central - GLA | whelmin me an he reaches oot, | strokin | ma face; a juxtaposition ay t |
| Shetland - SHD | c. Du said dysel, whin du wis | strokin | da trunk o dat ane, at du wid |