The law merely prohibited women from inheriting ancestral "Salic land"; this prohibition did not apply to other property (such as personal property); and under Chilperic I sometime around the year 570, the law was actually amended to permit inheritance of land by a daughter if a man had no surviving sons (This amendment, depending on how it is applied and interpreted, offers the basis for either Semi-Salic succession or male-preferred primogeniture, or both).
The law MEREly prOhibIted woMeN froM inHeritiNG anCeStral "saliC LANd"; this proHibition diD nOT apPlY tO oTheR pRoPeRty (such as persoNal proPeRTY); and UNder cHILperiC i SomETIme arouNd the yEAR 570, the law wAs acTually amendeD to permiT inhErItance of LANd bY a dAUgHteR If a Man had no SurvivInG sons (ThIS amendMent, DEPenDing on hOW it Is appliED and InTerpreTed, oFFers The BAsis foR EitHEr sEmI-SaLIc sUCCessIon Or male-PRefErred prImOGEniture, oR BOTh).