I kent his faither

• A kent his faither, A kent yer faither

I kent his faither

1. I know where you come from; you're not all that; The successful person addressed or discussed is no better than anyone else for their success.

• “kent his faither” under “ken”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 November 2025, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.