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We kenned the old cripple, immersed in an elbow chair, with a pillow under his head, cushions under his arms, and his legs supported on a large stool, stuffed with down.
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 2 ch. 1
Yes, I am aware of the person of whom you speak.
Do you ken John Peel?
Ah dinnae ken, hen!
translated for Sassenachs as "I'm terribly afraid I don't know, dearest!"