気負 きお ったそうだ
kioitatta sōda

Godan Verb (tsu)
Evidential Auxiliary

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...") of 気負い立つ

1. It is said they got worked up.; It is said they became tense.; It is said they psyched themselves up.

Past/Perfective
Hearsay Evidence