Correct spelling for the English word "Higre" is [hˈɪɡə], [hˈɪɡə], [h_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə] (IPA phonetic alphabet).
• See Eagre.
• The commotion made in certain rivers by the meeting of the tidal wave and the river current; a sudden inundation of the sea.
Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.