でさすったそうだ
nadesa sutta sōda

Godan Verb (ru)
Evidential Auxiliary

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...") of 撫でさする

1. They say [someone] stroked/caressed [it].; [Someone] is said to have stroked/caressed [it].

Past/Perfective
Hearsay Evidence