The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Twinge \Twinge\ (tw[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twinged
   (tw[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Twinging.] [OE. twengen, AS.
   twengan; akin to OE. twingen to pain, afflict, OFries.
   thwinga, twinga, dwinga, to constrain, D. dwingen, OS.
   thwingan, G. zwingen, OHG. dwingan, thwingan, to press,
   oppress, overcome, Icel. [thorn]vinga, Sw. tvinga to subdue,
   constrain, Dan. tvinge, and AS. [thorn]["u]n to press, OHG.
   d[=u]hen, and probably to E. thong. Perhaps influenced by
   twitch. Cf. Thong.]
   1. To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
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            When a man is past his sense,
            There's no way to reduce him thence,
            But twinging him by the ears or nose,
            Or laying on of heavy blows.          --Hudibras.
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   2. To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with
      pinching or sharp pains.
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            The gnat . . . twinged him [the lion] till he made
            him tear
            himself, and so mastered him.         --L'Estrange.
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